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  3. For example, the word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "

For example, the word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "

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问题 For example, the word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer bead" , and finally "small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood ". It is called( ).
选项 A、meaning shift
B、broadening
C、narrowing
D、borrowing
答案 A
解析 bead从最初的含义“祈祷”转变为“念珠”，到后来的“水珠、钢珠”，词义已不同于最初的含义，属于meaning shift(词义转移)。而B指词义扩大，C指词义缩小，D指借词，都不符合题意。
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