英语中最长的单词是怎么来的?
单词Goodbye的由来是什么?
tips的本意是什么?
这里有15个脑洞无敌的冷知识，和英语纠缠死磕了N多年，也来见识一下它逗比的一面吧。
① Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter.
剑桥大学的研究表明：单词中字母的顺序如何不重要，重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。
② WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT ISAW.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, itll give the same sentence.
WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW(我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语(精品课)中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。
③ Goodbye came from God bye which came from God be with you.
英语单词Goodbye来自于God bye，原意是上帝与你同在。
④ The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. uses every letter of the alphabet!
The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.(这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗)这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母!
⑤ , is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Go是英语中最短的完整句子。
⑥ The onion is named after the Latin word unio meaning large pearl.
单词onion(洋葱)来自于拉丁词unio，意思是大珍珠。
⑦ The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for To Insure Prompt Service.
单词tips(小费)实际上是To Insure Prompt Service(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写!
⑧ The phrase rule of thumb is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldnt beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
词组rule of thumb(经验法则)，是从一条古老的英国法律中来的，即：不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。
⑨ The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
英语中最长的单词是pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses(硅酸盐沉着病)!
⑩ More people in China speak English than in the United States.
会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。
The word listen contains the same letters as silent.
单词listen(听)和silent(安静的)用到了一样的字母。
Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行，到现在很多人还把vacuuming(吸尘)说成hoovering(胡佛ing)。
Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
Stressed(压力)倒过来拼就是Desserts(点心)。
The most used letter in the English alphabet is , and is the least used!
英语中使用最多的字母是E，用得最少的是Q。
Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, Gadsby, which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
作家厄尔尼斯特文森特莱特曾经写过一篇5万字的小说《葛士比》，里面没有一个字母E!
【一起来见识一下英语逗比的一面~】相关文章：
★ 湖北公务员考试申论热点：七成人成春节"恐归族"，是什么淡化了乡愁？
