Words like man, fire, sun have been in use for centuries. This s

Words like man, fire, sun have been in use for centuries. This shows the basic word stock has the characteristics of__________ .
A、productivity
B、polysemy
C、collocability
D、stability
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：四个选项都是basic word stock的特点，题干中提到使用时间有几个世纪（for centuries），一直在用说明它的稳定性。因此答案为D，答案依据在课本第12页。