单选题
The word "offend" originally meant "to strike against", but now the word signifies "to create or excite anger". This is an example of______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：考查语义变化。语义变化有多种：词义扩大(widening of meaning)、词义缩小(narrowingof meaning)和词义转移(meaning shift)。“offend”在古代的意思是“击打”，现在的意思是“冒犯，惹怒”．因此是词义的扩大。