Foreign learners of English, for example, typically use dictionaries for information on word meanings, spelling and any cultural taboos on usage, rather than for information on pronunciation, word origins or grammar.

• 比如，学习英语的外国人用英语词典的主要目的是查词义、拼写及文化禁忌语的使用规则，而不是为了查发音，词源或语法。