The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.( )
A: widening of meaning
B: narrowing of meaning
C: meaning elevation
D: meaning degradation
A: widening of meaning
B: narrowing of meaning
C: meaning elevation
D: meaning degradation
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- The meaning of word accident has undergone the process of ________.
- The original meaning of "shrewd" is "evil" or "wickedness" while modern meaning is "clever", this belongs to ______ of word-meaning. A: degradation B: elevation C: extension D: narrowing
- The process of word formation by shifting the word class to change the meaning of a word is called ______. A: broadening B: meaning shift C: conversion D: narrowing
- What are the basic meanings of a word? A: Lexical meaning B: Grammatical meaning C: Associative meaning D: Collocative meaning
- 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