The ______ of the word is unknown but it is certainly not from Greek.[2001]A.originB.gene
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The ______ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.[2001]
A.origin
B.generation
C.descent
D.cause
请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
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正确答案:A
名词词义辨析题。origin和descent用于人时都可表示“出身”,“血统”,用法也有相同之处,如:HeisIrishbyorigin/descent.(他是爱尔兰后裔。)但用于物时,只有origin能表示“起源,来源”,故A正确。generation表示“一代人,一代”,cause表示“原因”,不符合题意。
