A "boor" was merely a "peasant" and now means a "rude, ill-mannered person", which belongs to______of word meaning. ( )

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问题 A "boor" was merely a "peasant" and now means a "rude, ill-mannered person", which belongs to______of word meaning. (  )

选项 A、extension
B、narrowing
C、elevation
D、degradation

答案D

解析 一个词的原义为褒义色彩,经过语义变化,变为含有贬义意义的词,这种变化叫降格,即degradation。许多在中世纪表示普通人的词现在已带有贬义。boor原义为“农民”,现降格为“粗鲁的人”。
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