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问题 The word"offend" originally meant"to strike against", but now the word signifies "tocreate or excite anger". This is an example of_________A．meaning shiftB．broadening of meaningC．narrowing of meaningD．loss of meaning
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 ofmeaning)、词义缩小(narrowing ofmeaning)和词义转移(meaning shift)。“Offend”在古代的意思是“击打”，现在有了“冒犯，惹怒”的意思，因此是词义的扩大。
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