找到了，韦大黑要新一些 (就不知道内容是不是一样的了？)
出版脉络
- 1942 - 1951 Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms
- 1968, 1971, 1973… Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms
- 1984? Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms
- 1984 Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms, 940-page
1942 年，以 Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms 为名出版。1966 年 W3 （Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged ）出版，编辑们终于腾出手来，修订了这本词典，改名 Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms 。W3 主编 PHILIP B. GOVE(1902–1972) 为本典撰写了前言（Preface）。
WEBSTER’S NEW DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS is newly edited and entirely reset but based upon Webster’s Dictionary of Synonyms, which rapidly became a favorite book among readers and writers who wish to understand, appreciate, and make nice discriminations in English words that are similar in meaning. The earlier book filled a widespread need for a work devoted to synonymy with accessory material in the form of word lists of various kinds. The editors of this new and revised edition have rewritten and sharpened the discriminations, have increased the number of articles, and have more than doubled the number of authors quoted. Particular attention has been given to updating the quotations so that they accurately reflect today’s English.
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All of these editors took part in the editing of Webster’s Third New International Dictionary.
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1984 年版，重新命名为 Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms ，书前 Preface 未变，但是加了一句话。
[Note: The following is the original Preface which has appeared in this book since its publication in 1968 under the title Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms.]
1994 年，国防工业出版社出版了王正元主编的《英语同义词辨析大词典》，几乎就是 Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms 的翻译版。不过翻译、校对质量都很一般，尤其是书内频现的拼写错误，让人不能忍，不过这本词典和它的蓝本同样的命运，绝版久矣。
请参考出处 - 绝版好书：Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms