问题
选择题
There are a number of words in the English language that were French in ______.
A.root
B.base
C.bottom
D.origin
答案
答案:D
词义辨析。root 根源,祖先; base 基础,底部;bottom末端,尽头;origin起源,出身,开端。句意:英语中有许多单词来自于法语。故选D,起源于。