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  3. The word "girl" originally meant "young person of either sex", but now it means "young people of female sex". This is an example

The word "girl" originally meant "young person of either sex", but now it means "young people of female sex". This is an example

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问题 The word "girl" originally meant "young person of either sex", but now it means "young people of female sex". This is an example of
选项 A、meaning shift.
B、widening of meaning.
C、narrowing of meaning.
D、loss of meaning.
答案C
解析 girl最初既可指年轻女性，又可指年轻男性，现在只用来指年轻女性，是词义的缩小。
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