一本好的学生字典应该既提供词语的含义，又举出应用这些词语的例子。 A good learner's dictionary should give both the meanings of the words and examples of the constructions in which they are used.
我以前从未听到过这个词语--是最近新造的吗？ I haven't heard that expression before is it a recent coinage?
她使用的词语未免太陈旧了。 She uses rather dated words and phrases.
词语的定义不应比所解释的词语更难理解。 Definitions should not be more difficult to understand than the words they define.
我以前从未听到过这个词语，是最近新造的吗？ I hadn't heard that expression before ; is it a recent coinage?