To shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and

To shorten a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead is called（ ）.
A、compounding
B、prefixation
C、conversion
D、clipping
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查截短法的含义。compounding：复合法；prefixation：前缀法；conversion：转类法；clipping：截短法。将一个较长的单词从原词中剪去一部分，然后用剩下的部分来构成新词，这种方法叫截短法。所以D项符合题意。