Lecture 9 Changes inMeanings 词汇学 教学课件.ppt

Meaning Change in Chinese 感情色彩和程度轻重发生变化。如：爪牙，古义指君王的得力武将，今义成了帮主子做坏事的人；谤，古义为中性词，指公开的议论，今义成了贬义词，指诽谤；诛，古义是用言语谴责，今义是杀戮。 GRE Test 2 1. v. pick out; reject A: prolong B: guileless C: cull D: personable GRE Test 2 2. n. changing its habitat; wandering A: shrew B: hale C: scurvy D: migrant GRE Test 2 3. v. tilt; lean over A: list B: bawdy C: abusive D: carcinogenic GRE Test 2 4. v. assent; agree passively A: acquiesce B: evoke C: deplete D: consort GRE Test 2 5. adj. bloody A: dissertation B: poseur C: sanguinary D: contest GRE Test 2 6. n. arrival A: emetic B: overbearing C: manifesto D: advent GRE Test 2 7. n. aversion; dislike A: amass B: foolhardy C: antipathy D: pallid GRE Test 2 8. adj. unjustified; groundless A: corporeal B: precursor C: unwarranted D: embellish GRE Test 2 9. adj. stuffy; boringly conservative A: braggart B: propinquity C: degenerate D: stodgy GRE Test 2 10. adj. petty criticism; fault-finding A: carping B: windfall C: intangible D: decimate GRE Test 2 1-5 CDAAC 6-10 DCCDA list: v. to cause (a vessel) to incline to one side: The shifting of the cargo listed the ship to starboard. Chapter 9 Changes in Word Meaning This word is _____ Thirteenth century a Latin word, nescius , ignorant Fourteenth century Silly, or wanton Fifteenth century Shy or coy Sixteenth century subtle Eighteenth century Agreeable Nice ! Task 1 Guessing : A. stupid B. next C. agree D. nice Task 2 Brainstorming What about the meaning of “nice” nowadays? nice A “Nice” history Thirteenth century Old French, a Latin word nescius meaning ignorant Fourteenth century Silly, or wanton Fifteenth century Shy or coy Sixteenth century subtle Eighteenth century Agreeable Nowadays Good, Ok, … It seems to be appropriate to claim that nowadays, the mea