Most new words are made up from other
earlier words; language-making is a conservative process, wasting little. When
new words unfold out of old ones, the original meaning usually hangs around like
an unrecognizable scent, a sort of secret. There are two immense words from Indo-European, gene and bheu, each a virtual anthill in itself, from which we have constructed the notion Of everything. At the beginning or as far back as they are traceable, they meant something like being. Gene signified beginning, giving birth, while bheu indicated existence and growth. Gene turned itself successively into kund jaz (Germanic) and gecynd (Old English), meaning kin or kind. Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. Meanwhile, a branch of gene became the Latin gens A. how to coin new words B. where to trace the origin of language C. the evolution of words D. language and nature [单项选择]The relatively theory is basically made up of two parts: the restricted and the general relativity theory.
A. fundamentally B. usually C. frequently D. approximately [单项选择]This state research program is made up of two funds, ______ could last for two years.
A. the larger one B. the larger of which C. the largest one D. the largest of which [单项选择]We have made up our minds and nothing can prevent us ______ on the experiment.
A. from carried B. from being carried C. carrying D. to carry [单项选择]The world()is made up of matter.
A. in that we live B. on which we live C. where we live in D. we live in 我来回答: 提交
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