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The word ead originally means prayer but

2022-08-05 15:41:57 问答库 阅读 169 次

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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______.
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!

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正确答案:A
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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