利夫的深层含义
The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Douglas Adams、John Lloyd · 初版 1990 年
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Tingrith(1) 的感觉会让你惊呼吗？当你看到有人 Ahenny(2) 时，你会感同身受地弯下腰吗？你能应付一个 Naugatuck(3) 而不引发一场 Toronto(4) 吗？今年夏天你会饱受 Kettering(5) 之苦吗？很有可能。你几乎肯定熟悉所有这些体验，只是不知道竟然有词汇来形容它们。好吧，事实上本来是没有的——或者说曾经没有，直到 Douglas Adams 和 John Lloyd 决定填补这些显眼的语言空缺(6)。他们很快意识到，就像有大量体验尚无名称一样，同样也有
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……以前闻所未闻，而且我也搞不懂这怎么就算“好用”（如原帖标题所言）了。如果你真想找一些英语里压根不存在的绝妙好词，你应该去读读 Douglas Adams 的《The Deeper Meaning of Liff》
…never heard before and I do not see how this is "handy" (as the post's original title suggests). If you are really looking for good words that don't exist english, you should read Douglas Adam's "The Deeper Meaning of Liff"
出自 Adams 和 Lloyd 合著的《The Deeper Meaning of Liff》：Scraptoft，名词：指一个虚荣且脱发的中年男人在一侧耳朵上方留长、好梳过去盖住另一侧耳朵的那撮荒唐头发。这样你就能用恰当的词来评论这项专利了……
From The Deeper Meaning of Liff by Adams and Lloyd: Scraptoft, noun: The absurd flap of hair a vain and balding man grows long above one ear to comb it to the other ear. Just so you can comment on this patent with the right…
读到这些词让我想起了 Douglas Adams 的《The Deeper Meaning of Liff》。我都想把这些做成“每日一词”日历摆在桌子上了……看看有没有人能注意到。
Reading these words reminds me of "The Deeper Meaning of Liff" by Douglas Adams. I'm tempted to make word-a-day calendar out of this and put it on my desk .. see if anyone notices.
“Woking（读音 WOH-king）名词。站在厨房里纳闷自己到底进来要干嘛。”——《The Deeper Meaning of Liff》，Douglas Adams & John Lloyd
"Woking (WOH-king) n. Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for." The Deeper Meaning of Liff, Douglas Adams & John Lloyd