试题题干
Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.
Observation shows that it is much more common for word meanings to change in 
from neutral to pejorative than it is for them to go the other way.
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试题解析
题干译文：研究表明，什么从中性向贬义转化比从贬义向中性转化更为常见？Observation shows that it is much more common for word meanings to change in denotation from neutral to pejorative than it is for them to go the other way. 答案为denotation。