试题题干
Which of the following words is an example of extension of meaning?( )
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试题解析
本题考查词义的扩大。
Extension is a process by which a word which originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized.
词义的扩大是一种最初具有专门意义的词现在被普遍化的过程。
A选项 disease (discomfort → illness) 词义由”不舒服“到”生病“,是词义的缩小。
B选项 liquor (liquid → alcoholic drink)词义由”液体“到”酒精饮料“,是词义的缩小。
C选项 wife (woman → a married woman)词义由”女性“到”结婚了的女性“,是词义的缩小。
D选项 allergic (too sensitive to medicine → averse to)词义由”对药物太敏感“到”嫌恶,讨厌“,是词义的扩大。
故选D。