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

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 语义变化包括widening of meaning(词义扩大)，narrowing of meaning(词义缩小)和meaning shift(词义转移)等。这里tail的含义由原来较小范畴扩大到较大范畴，显然属于词义扩大。
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