Which word that formerly meant animal, and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English?( )
Which word that formerly meant animal, and later animal from Latin and beast from French found their way into English?( )
A、Deer.
B、Cattle.
C、Sheep.
D、Bird.
【正确答案】:A
【题目解析】:大量借词的涌入也引起了一些词的意义变化。deer原义为动物,后来animal一词从拉丁语借来,beast一词从法语借来,三个词是同义的,于是animal保持原义,deer词义缩小,beast的词义改变了色彩。​
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