The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to me

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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 tail原指马尾巴，现指任何动物的尾巴，是词义的扩展。

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