Reviving archaic words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, the Americans use "sick" for "______"

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问题 Reviving archaic words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, the Americans use "sick" for "______" in British English. (  )

选项 A、six
B、ailment
C、throwing up
D、ill

答案D

解析 复活古词和废弃词对整个英语词汇来说虽然影响不大,但确实是一种发展方式。美国英语尤其喜欢用这一方式。如loan(借贷)作及物动词在13世纪十分流行,后来此义就废弃不用了,而由lend代替,但loan的这一用法却在美国英语中复活了。现在,美国英语中guess作think讲,druggist作chemist讲,fall作autumn讲,sick作ill讲,都可以追溯到英国英语的早期。
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