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发表于 2020-6-11 22:21:04
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Dictionaries are often treated as the final arbiter in arguments over a word’s meaning, but they are not always well suited for settling disputes. The lexicographer’s role is to explain how words are (or have been) actually used, not how some may feel that they should be used, and they say nothing about the intrinsic nature of the thing named by a word, much less the significance it may have for individuals. When discussing concepts like racism, therefore, it is prudent to recognize that quoting from a dictionary is unlikely to either mollify or persuade the person with whom one is arguing.
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韦氏以前就放上了这块「免战牌」，不过大概因为免费的缘故，还是免不了争议: k% _+ Z6 G0 l" Q5 L
B5 `" g7 P) i9 B9 Q- t1 Cidioms[thefreedictionary.com] 收了「systemic racism」「institutional racism」，新牛津和Wiktionary收了institutional racism，不知道国内号称查得率第一的各家英汉词典什么时候跟上
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