What's the most beautiful word in the English language? Different people, using various criteria, will give a slew of answers.
英语中最美丽的英语单词是哪个？这个评定标准真可谓百家争鸣、答案不一。
Surveying more than 7,000 English speakers in 46 countries, the British Council decided on "mother" — an unglamorous word, yet one that conveys comfort and the deepness of human relationships. Others on their list include concepts, like "liberty" and "tranquility," or expressions, as in "smile."
英国文化委员会对46个国家7000多个说英语的人做了调查，最后决定选择"mother"（母亲）一词，这是一个很单调不浪漫、但却传达了舒适感和人际关系的深度的单词。其他上榜的还包括概念性词汇，如"liberty"（自由）、"tranquility（宁静），表情类词汇如"smile"（微笑）。
[liberty倒是挺喜欢。tranquility也还不错。各国文化对mother和family的偏爱还真是···唔，无感。]
Robert Beard, a former linguistics professor at Bucknell University, also created his own list of beautiful words. Through careful research, he determined 100 English words that people seem to like most though may not use frequently. Some eccentric yet notable words include ailurophile, inglenook, and Susquehanna.
巴克内尔大学语言学前教授罗伯特-比尔德，也列出了自己认为很美丽的单词列表。他通过仔细研究，确定了大概100个人们可能最喜欢但并不常用的英语单词。其中不乏有一些让人感觉怪异却引人注目的单词包括：ailurophile（极爱猫的人）、inglenook（火炉边）、Susquehanna（萨斯奎汉纳——美国东海岸的一条主要河流）。
[爱喵人你原来你的名字是这么写的嗯。好像好难念的样子啊哈哈。不过爱喵人果然世界范围内到底都有嗯，真是微妙。至于火炉边，好像也是喵星人们喜欢的地方嘛。诶嘿嘿。]
英语中最美丽的英语单词是哪个？这个评定标准真可谓百家争鸣、答案不一。
Surveying more than 7,000 English speakers in 46 countries, the British Council decided on "mother" — an unglamorous word, yet one that conveys comfort and the deepness of human relationships. Others on their list include concepts, like "liberty" and "tranquility," or expressions, as in "smile."
英国文化委员会对46个国家7000多个说英语的人做了调查，最后决定选择"mother"（母亲）一词，这是一个很单调不浪漫、但却传达了舒适感和人际关系的深度的单词。其他上榜的还包括概念性词汇，如"liberty"（自由）、"tranquility（宁静），表情类词汇如"smile"（微笑）。
[liberty倒是挺喜欢。tranquility也还不错。各国文化对mother和family的偏爱还真是···唔，无感。]
Robert Beard, a former linguistics professor at Bucknell University, also created his own list of beautiful words. Through careful research, he determined 100 English words that people seem to like most though may not use frequently. Some eccentric yet notable words include ailurophile, inglenook, and Susquehanna.
巴克内尔大学语言学前教授罗伯特-比尔德，也列出了自己认为很美丽的单词列表。他通过仔细研究，确定了大概100个人们可能最喜欢但并不常用的英语单词。其中不乏有一些让人感觉怪异却引人注目的单词包括：ailurophile（极爱猫的人）、inglenook（火炉边）、Susquehanna（萨斯奎汉纳——美国东海岸的一条主要河流）。
[爱喵人你原来你的名字是这么写的嗯。好像好难念的样子啊哈哈。不过爱喵人果然世界范围内到底都有嗯，真是微妙。至于火炉边，好像也是喵星人们喜欢的地方嘛。诶嘿嘿。]
