答案:1 connotative meaning,known as connotation,refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning. (2 分)2 connotative meanings are not given in the dictionary, but associated with the word in actual context to particular readers or speakers. Thus they are unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period and the experience of the individual.(3分)3 For example,home may remind one child of warnth,safety or love,while to anotherchild who is often scolded or beaten at home, it may mean indfterence,hatred,or even hell.(4分)(内容7分,语言 2分)英语词汇学试题答案和评分参考 第 3 页(共 3 页)