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The word girl originally meant young person

2022-08-01 22:29:40 问答库 阅读 167 次

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The word "girl" originally meant "young person of either sex", but now it means "young people of female sex". This is an example of
A.meaning shift.
B.widening of meaning.
C.narrowing of meaning.
D.loss of meaning.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!

参考答案

正确答案:C
girl最初既可指年轻女性,又可指年轻男性,现在只用来指年轻女性,是词义的缩小。

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