The formation of new words by co

The formation of new words by converting words of one class to another is （ ）.
A、affixation
B、conversion
C、blending
D、clipping
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：本题主要考查转类法。B 选项：The formation of new words by converting words of one class to another is conversion. 将一个词类的单词转换成另一个词类，由此形成新单词的方法被称为转类法。A 选项：Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stems. 词缀法可定义为通过给词干加构词词缀或派生词缀构成新词的一种构词方法。C 选项：Blending refers to the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part of another word. 拼缀法由两个词的部分或一个单词加上另一个单词的一部分组合而成的新单词。D 选项：Clipping is ”A way of making a word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead“. 截短法是一种通过从原文中剪下一部分并用剩下的部分来造词的方法。故本题只有B选项符合题意。