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  3. The word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer be

The word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer be

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问题 The word "bead" originally means "prayer", but later it refers to "the prayer bead", the visible manifestation of a prayer, finally "small, ball-shaped piece of glass, metal or wood". This is an example of______.
选项 A、meaning-shift
B、widening of meaning
C、narrowing of meaning
D、loss of meaning
答案 A
解析 bead本义是祈祷，后来指祈祷用的珠子，现在指一般的珠子，这是词义的转喻。
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