单选题The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day which we don’t have to work. This is an example of _____.Ameaning shiftBwidening of meaningCnarrowing of meaningDloss of meaning
单选题
The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day which we don’t have to work. This is an example of _____.
A
meaning shift
B
widening of meaning
C
narrowing of meaning
D
loss of meaning
参考解析
解析：
从之前的holy day到any day就可以知道widening of meaning，是指词义范围的扩大。
从之前的holy day到any day就可以知道widening of meaning，是指词义范围的扩大。
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