pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

世界上最长的英文字是 pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [ˈnju:mənəuˌʌltrəˌmaikrəsˈkɔpikˈsilikəvɔlˈkeinəukəuniˈəusis] n. 硅酸盐沉着病，矽肺病 n.【医】超微粒硅酸盐尘埃沉; 着病, 肺尘病 ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～ This word was invented in 1935 by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League, at its annual meeting. The word figured in the headline for an article published by the New York Herald Tribune on February 23, 1935, titled "Puzzlers Open 103d Session Here by Recognizing 45-Letter Word": Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis succeeded electrophotomicrographically as the longest word in the English language recognized by the National Puzzlers' League at the opening session of the organization's 103rd semi-annual meeting held yesterday at the Hotel New Yorker. The puzzlers explained that the forty-five-letter word is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic particles of silica volcanic dust...