It has often been said that facts are to the scientist what words are to the poet.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Facts are to science what words are to the poets.

A lexicographer is, in a way, like an insect caught in the web of words.

But a collection of facts is not science any more than a dictionary is poetry.

This is an adaptation of a Shakespearean phrase.

This expression, though modified, has its origin in Shakespeare.

They went to extraordinary lengths to produce a reliable Nepali dictionary.

Thank you for your very generous compliments.

According to American usage, the expression is acceptable.

Every word of it is false.

Ordinary nouns take ‐s in the plural.

You must make a clear distinction between the written and (the) spoken language.

take a person's remark personally

A tongue‐twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to say.

A little language goes a long way.

The word ‘portly' connotes dignity. portly

The advent of the computer [The arrival of the computer on the scene] has dramatically changed the task of compiling a dictionary.

A dictionary gives information about words and phrases.

We must check [see] how frequently this word is used in everyday Japanese.

Such words will give rise to suspicion.

Compiling a dictionary requires a long‐sustained effort.

The sales of the dictionary seem to be dwindling for the moment.

Abstract words are beyond [outside, not within] the ken of children.

Your name was mentioned in the preface as one of the contributors to the dictionary.

Slang insinuates itself into a language.

This expression is sanctioned by current English usage.

Emotion counts above vocabulary in verbal communication.

That is a rare usage of this word.

He too admitted that the dictionary needed a drastic revision.

I went through indescribable mental anguish at that time.

These words are no longer in use.