Watt (measurement of electricity) is from Scottish inventor Watt

Watt (measurement of electricity) is from Scottish inventor Wattand china(porcelain)is from the homeland China. These examples show that some English words are from____.
A、affixation
B、borrowing
C、trade names
D、proper names
【正确答案】:D
【名师解析】:这些例子表明,一些英语单词来自专有名词。Watt 是苏格兰发明家詹姆斯·瓦特的姓氏,而 china 是中国瓷器,这两个词都源自特定的地点或人物名称。因此,正确答案是 D. proper names(专有名词)。