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】：本题考查词义的缩小。Narrowing of meaning also called specialization. It is a process by which a word of wide meaning acquires a narrower or specialized sense.词义的缩小也称词义的具体化，这是意义范围较大的词向意义范围较小的方向演变的过程。比如wife的意思从女人变成了结了婚的女人，词义更具体了，所以是词义的缩小。
