An example of polysemy

Different meanings in ancient and modern times:

1, though, is still two words: ancient meaning, although it is like this, it now means a word and a conjunction.

2, everyone: everyone's ancient meaning is ordinary people, today means everyone, most people.

3, the abdomen is as expected: the ancient meaning is full, and the present meaning is an adverb, indicating that the facts are consistent with what is said or expected; Or as a conjunction, assume that the facts are consistent with what is said or expected.

4, the north of poor hair: the ancient meaning is hair, referring to vegetation, and the present meaning is hair.

Common words:

1, there are fish in the northern ghost ("ghost" leads to "charm" and the sea)

Its wings are like clouds hanging in the sky ("hanging" leads to "curium", edge)

3. Those who are suitable for the wild will turn against each other after three meals.

Less knowledge is not as good as more knowledge ("knowledge" leads to "wisdom", wisdom)

5. Debate between small and big ("debate" means "discrimination" and difference)

6. signatory countries ("harmony" means "ability" and "ability")

7. There are five days in ten days, and then the other way around ("you" means "you", and the word "you" was often added between two numbers in ancient times)

8. Debate over Six Qi ("debate" means "change")

Polysemy:

1, ambition-the swallow knows the ambition of the swan (noun, ambition)-scholars are ambitious in Tao, and those who are ashamed of food and clothing are not worth discussing (verb, determination)

Qi Xie is also a strange person (verb, record)-Be knowledgeable and powerful (verb, remember).

2. Name —— There is a fish in the Northern Ghost, whose name is Kun (noun, name) —— Who is the name (noun as verb, name)?

Although people have hundreds of mouths and tongues, they can't name a place (verb, say it).

3.Place-cover a glass of water on the concave hall, mustard is a boat. Put the cup and it will be glued (verb, put it-the person who owns it will put it on the shoes (verb, buy it).

4, poverty-if the husband takes advantage of the meaning of heaven and earth, resist the discrimination of six qi, swim endlessly (adjective, exhausted)

-children and grandchildren learn the wind, and now they are poor (adjective, life is hard)-they should be poor in their own forests (verb, come to an end)

5, gray-the gray of the sky, its positive color evil (dark blue)-temples gray, fingers black (gray)

Extended data:

1, the development of vocabulary is reflected in the content words, and the most remarkable thing is the ancient and modern changes in meaning.

2. The expansion of word meaning means that the scope of present meaning is greater than that of ancient meaning, and ancient meaning is included in present meaning. Word meaning expansion is the most common phenomenon that the evolution of word meaning leads to the differences between ancient and modern words.

3. The narrowing of word meaning means that the scope of present meaning is smaller than that of ancient meaning, and present meaning is included in ancient meaning. The narrowing of word meaning is the most common phenomenon in the evolution of word meaning, which leads to the differences between ancient and modern word meanings.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-ancient and modern different meanings