【正确答案】:
(ELEVATION REFERS TO) THE PROCESS BY WHICH WORDS RISE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE.
【题目解析】:本题考查词义升格。词义的升格是指原来表示低微意义的词(humble beginning)转化而成为表示重要意义(positions of importance)的词的词义演变过程。
(ELEVATION REFERS TO) THE PROCESS BY WHICH WORDS RISE FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE.