For example, the word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer bead" , and finally "small, ball-shap

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问题 For example, the word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer bead" , and finally "small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood ". It is called( ).

选项 A、meaning shift
B、broadening
C、narrowing
D、borrowing

答案A

解析 bead从最初的含义“祈祷”转变为“念珠”,到后来的“水珠、钢珠”,词义已不同于最初的含义,属于meaning shift(词义转移)。而B指词义扩大,C指词义缩小,D指借词,都不符合题意。
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