Which of the following words is built by back-formation?A.Smog.B.Fridge.C.Motel.D.Edit.
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Which of the following words is built by back-formation?
A.Smog.
B.Fridge.
C.Motel.
D.Edit.
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正确答案:D
考查词汇学。Back-formatiomanewwordcreatedbyremovinganaffixfromanalreadyexistingword,asvacuumcleanfromvacuumcleaner,orbyremovingwhatismistakenlythoughttobeanaffix,aspeafromtheearlierEnglishpluralpease.逆构词:从已存在的词中去掉一个词缀所形成的新词,如vacuumclean是从vacuurrcleaner变化而来的,或者去掉被错误地认为是词缀的部分,如pea是从早期英语的复数pease变化而来的。
