Oxford dictionary erred

牛津詞典錯誤'雪藏'百年

An Australian physicist has uncovered an error in the Oxford English Dictionary definitions that has likely stood uncorrected for nearly a century, AFP reported. University of Queensland academic Stephen Hughes found that entries for the word 'siphon' incorrectly said atmospheric pressure is the force that allows the device to move liquids from one place to another. "It is gravity that moves the fluid in a siphon," he said.

據法新社報道，澳大利亞昆士蘭大學物理學家史蒂芬·休斯發現《牛津英語大詞典》對單詞"虹吸管"(siphon)的解釋有誤，而且該錯誤存在了近百年。根據詞典的解釋，大氣壓力讓虹吸管中的液體流動。但休斯指出，讓虹吸管內液體流動的是重力。

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