A simplified form of English limited to 850 selected words, intended for international communication.
（用于国际交流、限制在850个精选词汇的简单化的）基本英语
Example sentencesExamples
They were enthusiasts for something called Basic English, an educational tool that limited the language's vocabulary to 850 words and, as far as possible, only its more regular verb forms.
An ardent propagandist for so-called Basic English, a project which reduced the language to a mere 850 words, he was also a precursor of today's global industry of English-language teaching.
He founded the Orthological Institute to develop the tools for teaching Basic English.
There are five main parts to the Basic English word list: operators, things (general), things (pictured), qualities (general), qualities (opposite).
It is ironic that his political aims for Basic English were foiled by his very ignorance of and inattention to politics itself as a constitutive force in human affairs.
Definition of Basic English in US English:
Basic English
nounˌbeɪsɪk ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ
A simplified form of English limited to 850 selected words, intended for international communication.
（用于国际交流、限制在850个精选词汇的简单化的）基本英语
Example sentencesExamples
An ardent propagandist for so-called Basic English, a project which reduced the language to a mere 850 words, he was also a precursor of today's global industry of English-language teaching.
He founded the Orthological Institute to develop the tools for teaching Basic English.
They were enthusiasts for something called Basic English, an educational tool that limited the language's vocabulary to 850 words and, as far as possible, only its more regular verb forms.
It is ironic that his political aims for Basic English were foiled by his very ignorance of and inattention to politics itself as a constitutive force in human affairs.
There are five main parts to the Basic English word list: operators, things (general), things (pictured), qualities (general), qualities (opposite).