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The word pen originally meant feather used fo
问题详情
The word pen originally meant "feather used for writing with ink". Now it refers to any devise used for writing with ink. This is an example of
A．degradation of meaning.
B．broadening of meaning.
C．narrowing of meaning.
D．elevation of meaning.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：B
考查语言学。Broadeningofmeaningmeansextensionofthewordrangeofitsuse．例如pen，又如holiday，原指宗教节日，现在泛指节日。Ontheopposite，intheprocessofnarrowingofmeaning，themeaningofawordbecomenarrowed，orrestricted，orspecialized．例如，wife原指妇女，无论结婚与否，现在仅指已婚妇女。Degradationofmeaningmeansaworddegradesitsmeaningfromgoodorimportantconnotationtohumbleorbadconnotation．例如，silly在古英语中意思是快乐，但现在意为愚蠢。Whenwordswithhumblemeaningscometogetgoodorimportantsense，theyareelevatedinmeaning．例如，nice原来意思是蠢笨的，现在意思是好的，漂亮的。
