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  3. "Knight" originally meant "youth" , but now it means "a medieval gentleman soldier". This is

"Knight" originally meant "youth" , but now it means "a medieval gentleman soldier". This is

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问题 "Knight" originally meant "youth" , but now it means "a medieval gentleman soldier". This is
选项 A、meaning broadening.
B、meaning narrowing.
C、meaning shift.
D、class shift.
答案B
解析 语义变化(semantic change)包括词义扩大(broadening of meaning)、词义缩小(narrowing of meaning)和词义转移(meaning shift)等。题目中knight原意为“年轻人”．现意为“骑士”，是典型的词义缩小。
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