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  3. The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal". This is an example

The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal". This is an example

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问题 The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal". This is an example of
选项 A、widening of meaning.
B、narrowing of meaning.
C、meaning shift.
D、loss of meaning.
答案A
解析 单词“tail(尾巴)”开始意指“马的尾巴”，但是现在该词指“所有动物的尾巴”。这是词义的扩大。A为正确答案。Narrowing of Meaning：词义的缩小，比如，hound的原意为“狗(dog)”，词义缩小后，指一种特殊的狗，即“猎狗”。Meaning Shift：词义的迁移，比如，bead原义为“祷告(prayer)”，后变为“祷告用的念珠(prayer bead)”，最后变为“珠子(small，ball-shapedpiece of glass，metal，or wood)”。
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