The word tail once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal." This is an example of

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问题 The word tail once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal." This is an example of ______.

选项 A、widening of meaning
B、narrowing of meaning
C、meaning shift
D、loss of meaning

答案A

解析 本题考查语言学概念。tail原义指“马的尾巴”,而现在指“任何动物的尾巴”,可见是词义扩大,引伸。
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