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问题 The word"offend" originally meant"to strike against", but now the word signifies "to create or excite anger". This is an example of__________.

选项 A．meaning shift
B．broadening of meaning
C．narrowing of meaning
D．loss of meaning

答案B

解析考查语义变化。语义变化有多种：词义扩大(widening ofmeaning)、词义缩小(narrowing ofmeaning)和词义转移(meaning shift)。“0ffend”在古代的意思是“击打”，现在的意思是“冒犯，惹怒”，因此是词义的扩大。

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