In modern English some words were created by imitating the natural sounds or noises, and the sounds suggest their meanings, like bang, croak, and buzz. These words are ( ) motivated.
In modern English some words were created by imitating the natural sounds or noises, and the sounds suggest their meanings, like bang, croak, and buzz. These words are ( ) motivated.
A、onomatopoetically
B、morphologically
C、semantically
D、etymologically
【正确答案】:A
【题目解析】:本题考查拟声理据。onomatopoetically:拟声地;morphologically:形态地;semantically:语义地;etymologically:词源地。在现代英语中,人们可能会发现有些词的声音暗示了其意义,因为这些词是通过模仿自然声音的方式创造出来的,如bang(砰砰声)croak(青蛙的呱呱叫声)、buzz(苍蝇的嗡嗡叫声)。故A选项符合题意。
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