魔鬼辞典
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce · 初版 1911 年
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为什么值得读
- 以辛辣讽刺的定义颠覆常见概念
- 篇幅零散短小，极适合碎片化阅读
- 文笔精妙幽默，能潜移默化提升语言感
The Devil's Dictionary 始于1881年在一家周报上的连载，断断续续地刊登，直到1906年。在那一年，该书的大部分内容以 The Cynic's Word Book 为题结集出版，作者既无权拒绝这个书名，也谈不上乐于接受。引用本书出版商的话说：“这个更为庄重的书名此前是因刊登该作品最后一部分内容的报社出于宗教顾忌而强加给他的，其自然结果就是，当该书装订成册出版时，全国早已充斥着它的……”
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*安布罗斯·比尔斯的《魔鬼辞典》[1]，一本讽刺性词条定义的合集，其中有些到现在看依然搞笑：> 逻辑，名词。严格按照人类自身局限与无能进行思考和推理的艺术…
*The Devil's Dictionary[1] by Ambrose Bierce, a collection of sarcastic definitions, some of which are still funny today: > LOGIC, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities…
…人类理解论（休谟）- 伊壁鸠鲁和犬儒派第欧根尼流传下来的名言与著作 - 《魔鬼经济学》（列维特、都伯纳）- 《快乐的科学》（尼采）- 《杰斐逊圣经》（基督、杰斐逊编）- 《魔鬼辞典》（比尔斯）- 《脑残语录》（Brain Droppings，乔治·卡林）- P. J. 奥鲁克的任何书 - 戴夫·巴里的任何书
…Understanding (Hume) - the surviving words and works of Epicurus, and Diogenes the Cynic - Freakonomics (Levitt, Dubner) - The Gay Science (Nietzsche) - The Jefferson Bible (Christ, Jefferson (ed.)) - The Devil's Dictionary (Bierce) - Brain Droppings (George Carlin) - anything by P. J. O'Rourke - anything by Dave Barry
同一时期的另一本神作：安布罗斯·皮尔斯（Pierce）的《魔鬼辞典》- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972 - 绝对是放在马桶边翻阅的绝佳读物。
Another great book from a similar period: The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Pierce - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/972 - Definitely one to have in the toilet.
我一直很喜欢安布罗斯·比尔斯在《魔鬼辞典》中对 monad（单子）的定义：“单子，名词。物质的终极、不可分割的单元。（见‘分子’。）据莱布尼茨所言（至少是他看似愿意让人理解的意思），单子有形而无体积，有心智而无外在表现…
I have always enjoyed Ambrose Bierce's definition of a monad in "The Devil's Dictionary" "MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. (See Molecule.) According to Leibnitz, as nearly as he seems willing to be understood, the monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation…
…写作是从阅读中学来的。很多所谓的水平高低其实源于潜意识的“行话黑话”（shibboleth）：如果你不犯别人常犯的细微错误，大家就会高看你一眼。去好好啃一啃安布罗斯·比尔斯的《魔鬼辞典》吧。
…writing is learned from reading. A lot of perceived quality is by subconscious shibboleth: they'll think better of you if you don't make the slight errors other people make. Go consume Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary.
这是一部妙趣横生的讽刺神作，水平堪比安布罗斯·比尔斯的《魔鬼辞典》。我挑了一项看看改了啥……https://github.com/The-Feminist-Software-Foundation/ToleranU... 你自己点进去看看，乐呵乐呵吧。
This is a wonderfully hilarious work of sarcasm, on a level similar to the Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. I chose one item to see what was changed ... https://github.com/The-Feminist-Software-Foundation/ToleranU... See you for yourself and have a laugh.