in reference book

The style used by the authors in this reference book (for lack of a better description) greatly increases the clarity of the book itself.

这本参考书的作者们采用的行文风格（因为缺乏更好的描述）使得它更加通俗易懂。

In my opinion, the knowledge acquired from travel, as you will find in your life, is more valuable than that from any influential reference book.

我认为，在旅途中获得的知识，正如在生活中所学到的一样，比在任何一本参考书中学到的都更宝贵。

First published in 1783, this reference book by the American man of letters Noah Webster remained a bestseller in the U.S. throughout the 19th century.

这本参考书由美国文学家诺亚·韦伯斯特于1783年首次出版，在整个19世纪一直是美国的畅销书。