在英语运用中什么是判断 clichés(陈词滥调)的依据呢?1989年出版的《韦氏英语用法词典》认为个人的感受是关键。如果有一个词或成语你听了又听,最后听腻了,听烦了,这个词或成语就成了 cliché。然而对于英语非母语的我们来说,这种“个人的感受”是非常不足的,不敏感的,在这种情况下 Betty Kirk-patrick 编著的 Dictionary of Clichés 就更有参考价值了。Kirkpatrick 的字典将 clichés 分为11大类。 What is the basis for judging clichés in English usage? The Webster’s English Usage Dictionary published in 1989 considers personal feelings to be the key. If you have a word or idiom you listen to and listen to, and finally get bored and annoyed, the word or idiom becomes cliché. However, for non-native English speakers, this “personal feeling” is very inadequate and insensitive. In this case, the Dictionary of Clichés written by Betty Kirk-patrick is even more valuable. Kirkpatrick’s dictionary classifies clichés into 11 categories.