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William Shakespeare, the great English writer, invented hundreds of words, many of which are still used in English today. But how did he do it?
He put two words together
"Bedroom" might sound like an obvious name for the place where you sleep, but Shakespeare was the first to put together "bed" and "room" in that way. Many of the words Shakespeare invented were created by putting together two existing words in this way, like "birthplace," "farmhouse" and "watchdog."
He changed verbs into adjectives
When it gets cold enough, water freezes and becomes ice. But Shakespeare decided that the verb "to freeze" would also make a great adjective, which is why we can now describe very cold temperatures as "freezing." It's also why we can call a silly idea "laughable," or describe something that satisfies you as "satisfying."
He changed nouns into verbs
Before Shakespeare, your elbow was just a body part. But Shakespeare used "elbow" as a verb for the first time, and today it can be used to mean "to push past someone." He also made "bet" into a verb as well.

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偉大的英國作家威廉莎士比亞發明數百個字，有許多現今仍在英語中使用。 不過他是怎麼辦到的呢？
他將兩個字湊在一起
莎士比亞是第一個將（bed）和（room）組合在一起，變成 （bedroom）「寢室」的人。「出生地」（birthplace）、「農舍」（farmhouse）和「看門狗」（watchdog），也是以這種方式將兩個現有的字拼湊起來。
他將動詞變成形容詞
氣溫變得夠低時，水會結凍變成冰。 莎士比亞認為動詞「使結冰」也會是一個很棒的形容詞，這也是為什麼麼我們能用（freezing）來形容非常冷的氣溫。 也是為什麼我們會用（laughable）來形容一個可笑的想法。
他將名詞變成動詞
在莎士比亞出現以前，你的手肘還只是一個身體部位。 但莎士比亞第一次是把「elbow」作為動詞來使用，現在它能夠用來傳達「把別人推擠開」的意思。 他也把「bet」變成動詞。

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Article: Engoo Daily News
(https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/how-did-shakespeare-invent-so-many-words/NyM7JgFQEeywAh_vQe8uxw)
(https://engoo.com.tw/)

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