Which of the following is not the derived meaning of the word face( )?
A、The front of the head
B、Outward aspect
C、A surface of a thing
D、The expression of the countenance
【正确答案】:A
【题目解析】:本题考查多义关系的历时研究方法。一个词在创造之初具有的意义称为原始意义,随着语言的发展衍生出的是派生意义。以face为例,它的原始意义是the front of the head:头的前部。剩下的BCD三项都是派生意义。