根据对4万名海外投票者和英国文化协会在世界各地英语中心的学习者的调查显示，“母亲”(Mother)是英语当中最优美的单词。此项调查为庆祝英国文化协会成立70周年而举办。

英国文化协会在华作为英国大使馆文化教育处开展工作。为开展上述调查工作，英国文化协会征求了46个国家7000多名英语学习者对英语中最优美单词的意见。此外，英国文化协会还通过自己的网站在网上征求了非英语国家的意见。非英语国家中 35000多人参加了投票，其中包括3500份来自中国的选票。

根据投票的结果，排在前70名的最优美的英语单词为：

1.mother母亲



2.passion激情



3.smile微笑

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4.love爱

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5.eternity永恒

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6.fantastic奇异的

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7.destiny命运

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8.freedom自由

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9.liberty自主

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10.tranquillity安宁

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11.peace和平

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12.blossom花丛

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13.sunshine阳光

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14.sweetheart情人，爱人

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15.gorgeous绚丽的

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16.cherish珍爱

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17.enthusiasm狂热
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18.hope希望

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19.grace优美

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20.rainbow彩虹

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21.blue蓝色

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22.sunflower向日葵


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23.twinkle闪烁，闪耀

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24.serendipity意外新发现

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25.bliss福佑

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26.lullaby催眠曲

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27.sophisticated精细的

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28.renaissance复兴

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29.cute可爱

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30.cosy舒适的

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31.butterfly蝴蝶

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32.galaxy银河

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33.hilarious欢闹的

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34.moment瞬间

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35.extravaganza娱乐表演

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36.aqua水

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37.sentiment柔懦情感

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38.cosmopolitan四海为家的人

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39.bubble气泡


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40.pumpkin南瓜


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41.banana香蕉

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42.lollipop棒棒糖

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43.if如果

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44.bumblebee大黄蜂

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45.giggle咯咯笑

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46.paradox似非而是的论点

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47.delicacy精美

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48.peek-a-boo躲猫猫

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49.umbrella雨伞

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50.kangaroo袋鼠

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51.flabbergasted目瞪口呆地


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52.hippopotamus河马


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53.gothic哥特风格的

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54.coconut椰子
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55.smashing极好的

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56.whoops哎哟！

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57.tickle发痒，胳肢

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58.loquacious爱说话的

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59.flip-flop夹趾拖鞋

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60.smithereens碎片

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61.hi打招呼，引起注意

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62.gazebo凉亭

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63.hiccup打嗝

64.hodgepodge大杂烩

65.shipshape整齐


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66.explosion迸发

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67.fuselage(飞机的)机身

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68.zing生命力

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69.gum口香糖