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

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

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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”，词义已不同于最初的含义，属于meaning shift(词义转移)。[B]词义扩大；[C]词义缩小；[D]借词。
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