In what occasions can definition be used?
A: Detailed meaning of unfamiliar words is essential to the main idea.
B: The author wants to redefine some words or terms in a new and original way.
C: The author wants to help readers distinguish figurative meaning of a word from its dictionary meaning.
D: Discipline-specific vocabulary appear in the text.
A: Detailed meaning of unfamiliar words is essential to the main idea.
B: The author wants to redefine some words or terms in a new and original way.
C: The author wants to help readers distinguish figurative meaning of a word from its dictionary meaning.
D: Discipline-specific vocabulary appear in the text.
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- If a word or phrase is used in its exact or original meaning without any additional meaning, then we can say we only use __________ of it. A: figurative meaning B: literary meaning C: connotative meaning D: denotative meaning
- Diction means _____. A: making the proper choice of words and phrases in translation B: finding the correct meaning of words and phrases from the dictionary C: knowing the correct meaning of words and phrases in the source text D: searching for the correct meaning of words and phrases in the context
- In what way can cultural background affect the meaning of words?
- Definition is a good way for readers to know the meaning of a new word.
- Guess the meaning of the words from the context by matching each word with the word or phrase that is similar in meaning.