Of the following, the word"（ ）"is the highest-order superordinate term.
A、pig
B、animal
C、swine
D、creature
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查上下义关系。Hyponymy deals with the relationship of semantic inclusion. That is, the meaning of a more specific word is included in that of another more general word. 上下义关系涉及语义包容的关系。也就是说，一个更为具体词的意义被包含在另外一个更为一般词的意义之中。Hyponymy can be described in terms of tree-like graphs, with higher-order superordinates above the lower subordinates. 上下义关系能根据树形图表来进行描述，其中高层次的上义词位于低层次的下义词之上。A选项pig——猪；B选项animal——动物；C选项swine——讨厌的人，猪；D选项creature——生物。D为最高的上义词，故本题选D。
