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感謝您的連結，我也有 The Synonym Finder 這本書。 關於 Chambers，後來，我有仔細查閱過，這本工具書裡含有不可容忍的錯誤，在 Collins A-Z Thesaurus 或 Penguin Thesaurus 都發現 soaring 與 towering 確實是分開的。我原先以為是類似 freezing cold, scorching hot 的用法，因為仔細查閱網路，towering steep 確實有人「連著一起」使用，例如：The castle ruin of Altenahr is situated on a towering steep rock high above the little town... 不過，有許多相關的網頁內容看似文法不通的人寫的。而 soaring lofty 也是同樣的狀況，例如：It also means soaring, lofty and having extensions that go upward as in a building （有加逗點或沒有逗點的都有）。 仔細搜尋其它條目，發現錯誤連連，像是同一詞條裡連少了三個五個逗號、只要是 -ing 的形容詞，後面就沒有逗號等排版上難以容忍的錯誤，例如 overpowering (adj.) 竟然出現 overwhelming powerful, strong forceful, ..., suffocating stifling unbearable, nauseating sickening 等等。 下文是我寫給 Chambers 客服的信函部分內容，於去年2013年10月31日送出，至今未有半點回應。 ============ Dear Chambers customer service, I bought your hardcover The Chambers Thesaurus, 4th (ISBN: 978-0550102485) at the end of October and I've found some unbearable errors in your typesetting. Some of the commas in many entries that separate synonyms or alternative words listed after the headword are totally missing. This can especially be found in commas after the words ending with the letter 'g' or suffix '-ing'. Please look up the following entries. ■ mountainous (in page 658) CRAGGY, rocky, hilly, high, highland, upland, alpine, soaring lofty, towering steep Commas should have been added to the space between 'soaring' and 'lofty', 'towering' and 'steep'. Now they are all missing! The same misprint can also be found in ■ mouth (n.) (in page 659) sense 3.) BOASTING, bragging blustering babble, empty/idle talk ■ overpowering (adj.) (in page 711) overwhelming powerful, strong forceful, ..., suffocating stifling unbearable, nauseating sickening ■ offensive (adj.) (in page 694) sense 1.) DISAGREEABLE, ... displeasing disgusting odious, ... revolting repellent, sickening nauseating nasty, ... sense 2.) INSOLENT, ... rude, insulting affronting upsetting hurtful, wounding annoying exasperating impolite, ... ■ officious (adj.) (in page 695) obtrusive, domineering dictatorial, intrusive, interfering prying meddlesome, meddling inquisitive, ... I've searched the whole thesaurus and come across too many commas off like the above-mentioned misprints. It is truly an unacceptable blunder when the entries of a thesaurus contain phrases such as PUT ON THE MARKET (entry: offer <sense 4>, in page 694), SPHERE OF INFLUENCE (entry: orbit <sense 2>, in page 702), and TAKEN UP, WRAPPED UP, DEEP IN THOUGHT (entry: preoccupied <sense 1>, in page 774). This is the first time I've chosen Chambers as one of my thesaurus library collections, and I feel very disappointed at the typesetting of this edition. I wish Chambers would rectify these serious typos for future editions.