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

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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