There are various types of English dictionaries, and I will introduce some of them.
1.Pronunciation dictionary
The Pronunciation Dictionary contains only the pronunciation of words.English and American pronunciations, and there are many types of pronunciation, and English pronunciations are described with each edition, and you can see that they have changed with the times.
For example, tire (a car tire) is changing from /taiə/ to /tɑ:ə/ to /tɑ:/ in British English. Sure also changes from /ʃʊə/ to /ʃɚ:, ʃɔ:/ in the US and UK.There are also graphs showing what percentage of people use which pronunciation, and you can see that the pronunciation is constantly changing. Some of the "proper noun pronunciation dictionaries" are maniacal ones that list only the pronunciation of people's names and place names.Even in Japanese, it is difficult to read proper nouns.
2. thesaurus
The "thesaurus" dictionary can be called a thesaurus, but it is probably confusing for someone who picks up this dictionary for the first time.Because they are not written in alphabetical order.Each category is numbered according to the semantic group of the word, and is listed in numerical order of the semantic group.To use it, first look up the word you want to look up in the index at the end of the dictionary.There, the words are numbered, and when you open the page with that number, words with similar meanings are grouped together and the differences are explained.
3.English Illustrated Dictionary
The "English Illustrated Dictionary" illustrates various things and lists the names of their parts one by one.For example, the names of the parts inside a piano, the names of parts of a car engine cut in half, the names of equipment used in sports, the names of parts of the human body, the names of animals and plants, and so on.There are about 20 types of chairs alone, so you can expand your knowledge.It's also fun to look up English words that you can't find in ordinary dictionaries.
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