Which of the following words is the example of semantic broadening?

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问题 Which of the following words is the example of semantic broadening?

选项 A、hound
B、companion
C、silly
D、girl

答案C

解析 companion过去是指“与你共享面包的人”，现在指“任何陪伴你的人”，属于词义扩大。hound过去是“dog”的总称，现在已被缩小为某一特殊的狗；girl曾经是指“任何性别的年轻人”，而现在词义缩小专指“年轻女性”；silly过去在古英语中表示“幸福”，到中世纪英语时期开始表示“单纯得有点儿傻”，到现代英语转为表示“愚蠢的”。

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Which of the following words is the example of semantic broadening?

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