单选题
The particular characters, the habits, the cant of one company may give merit to a word, or a gesture which would have none at all if divested ______ those accidental circumstances.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 句意：一个公司特定的成员、习惯和术语能赋予一个词或者一个手势特定的特质，如果脱离该环境，该特质也将不复存在。divest sb. of sth.为固定搭配，剥夺某人的某物。