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Judge whether the following statement is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET for the statement. If you think the statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
From the semantic point of view, the meaning of a compound is always perceived from the meanings of its components.
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试题解析
Semantically，the meaning of a compound is often idiomatic, not always being the sum total of the meanings of its components. For example, a redcap is not a cap that is red; a green house is not a house that is green. 从语义的角度来看，一个复合词的意义经常是约定俗成的，并不总是它各个组成部分意义的综合。例如redcap并不是指一顶红帽子，greenhouse也不是一个绿颜色的房子。所以想要了解一个复合词的意思必须借助字典，而不是凭空想象。