【正确答案】：
ETYMOLOGICAL MOTIVATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ORIGIN OF A WORD AND ITS MEANING. /ETYMOLOGICAL MOTIVATION REFERS TO THE FACT THE MEANING OF A WORD RELATES DIRECTLY TO ITS ORIGIN /THE HISTORY OF THE WORD EXPLAINS THE MEANING OF THE WORD.
【题目解析】：词源学理据解释了一个词的起源和它的意义之间的联系。词源学理据是指一个词的意义与其起源直接相关的事实/这个词的历史解释了这个词的意义。
