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  3. 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

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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