The word "offend" originally meant "to strike against", but now the word signifies "to create or excite anger". This is an examp

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问题 The word "offend" originally meant "to strike against", but now the word signifies "to create or excite anger". This is an example of______.

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

答案B

解析考查语义变化。语义变化有多种：词义扩大(widening of meaning)、词义缩小(narrowingof meaning)和词义转移(meaning shift)。“offend”在古代的意思是“击打”，现在的意思是“冒犯，惹怒”．因此是词义的扩大。

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