Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed t

Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced the process of semantic ( ). For example, pitiful originally meant “full of pity”, but now has changed to “deserving pity”.
【正确答案】：TRANSFER
【题目解析】：本题考查词义的转移的含义。词义的转移是指原先指称某一事物的词后来转而指称另一事物的演变过程。例如pitiful，原义是“充满同情心的”，但现义为“值得同情的”。前者表示一个人充满同情心，对别人表示同情，是主观的；而后者表示一个人值得同情，是客观的。transfer：转移