Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

这不是一本用来'查单词'的词典，而是一座语言博物馆。近47.6万词条、不断扩充的新词附录，让它成为美式英语描述性词典的集大成者——它不告诉你词'应该'怎么用，而是记录词'实际'怎么用。读者对它的评价两极分明：有人视其为GRE备考的终极利器、查词者的'大佬专属'，也有人质疑在谷歌与电子词典时代，如此大部头的纸质巨著是否还有存在的必要。它适合那些对语言的精确与演变有执念的人：无论是研究词汇的学者，还是不愿被搜索框简化定义所裹挟的读者。翻开它，你获得的不仅是一个词的解释，更是一种看待英语的、近乎考古学的郑重态度。

Since 1937. Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition – America's best-selling desk dictionary – and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster's magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged. At the same time, they secured the rights to create revised editions of the work. Since that time, Merriam-Webster editors have carried forward Noah Webster's work, creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and reference books in the world.