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所有的语言都不是静止的,是变化而且经常变化的,英语也不例外。本文仅从词的角度来谈英语词义的变化,并说明其变化的原因及其影响。词语的意义在一定时期内是相对稳定的。但历经千百年后,则会发生一定的甚至是重大的变化。详细分析词义演变的原因及类型,将有助于读者加深理解词语的本质,体会词义演变这一必然趋势。
All languages are not static, change and often change, English is no exception. This article talks about the changes of semantic meaning in English only from the perspective of words and explains the reasons for the changes and their influences. The meaning of words in a certain period of time is relatively stable. However, after a few hundred years, certain or even major changes will take place. Detailed analysis of the causes and types of lexical evolution will help readers to deepen understanding of the nature of words and understand the inevitable trend of word meaning evolution.