The process by which the word wife used to mean “woman” but now
分类: 英语词汇学(00832)发布时间: 2024-07-28 10:58浏览量: 4
The process by which the word wife used to mean “woman” but now means “a married woman” is_________ of word-meaning. 【正确答案】：narrowing 【题目解析】：考查语义变化的特点，wife 由泛指妇女到专门指的是已婚妇女，这个变化是词义的缩减。