demonstration
英 [demən'streɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,dɛmən'streʃən]
- n. 示范；证明；示威游行
词态变化
复数: demonstrations;
中文词源
demonstration 示范，游行示威
来自demonstrate, 展示，示范。用来指流行示威等。
英英释意
- 1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view;
- "the presentation of new data"
- "he gave the customer a demonstration"
- 2. a show of military force or preparedness;
- "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
- 3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature);
- "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
- 4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
- 5. a visual presentation showing how something works;
- "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"
- "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
英文词源
- demonstration (n.)
- late 14c., "proof that something is true," from Old French demonstration or directly from Latin demonstrationem (nominative demonstratio), noun of action from past participle stem of demonstrare "to point out, indicate, demonstrate," figuratively, "to prove, establish," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + monstrare "to point out, show," from monstrum "divine omen, wonder" (see monster). Meaning "public show of feeling," usually with a mass meeting and a procession, is from 1839. Related: Demonstrational.
同义词辨析
parade, demonstration, procession
这些名词均含"游行"之意。
parade： 多指盛大和正式的游行，有检阅等活动。
demonstration： 侧重指抗议的示威性游行。
procession： 指举行庆祝活动或盛大仪式时庄严行进的有秩序的游行队伍或行列。
考试真题
- Such an organization does a lot in training workshops in special media, crafts marketing techniques, crafts fairs and sales, festivals, TV appearances and demonstrations.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
实用场景例句
- to take part in/go on a demonstration
- 参加 / 进行示威游行
牛津词典
- to hold/stage a demonstration
- 举行示威游行
牛津词典
- mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader
- 支持流亡领导人的群众集会
牛津词典
- anti-government demonstrations
- 反政府示威游行
牛津词典
- a peaceful/violent demonstration
- 和平 / 暴力示威
牛津词典
- We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions.
- 有人向我们简短演示了这种计算机的各种功能。
牛津词典
- a practical demonstration
- 实际操作表演
牛津词典
- We provide demonstration of videoconferencing over the Internet.
- 我们通过互联网演示视频会议。
牛津词典
- a demonstration of the connection between the two sets of figures
- 论证这两组数字间的联系
牛津词典
- a demonstration of how something that seems simple can turn out to be very complicated
- 说明看似简单的东西实际上可能非常复杂
牛津词典
- a public demonstration of affection
- 公开表露爱慕之情
牛津词典
- a demonstration of support for the reforms
- 表示对改革的支持
牛津词典
- ...physical demonstrations of affection.
- 身体上的亲昵
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Riot police broke up a demonstration by students.
- 防暴警察驱散了示威的学生。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...mass demonstrations.
- 群众性示威
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a cookery demonstration.
- 烹饪示范
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...demonstrations of new products.
- 新产品的演示
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This is a clear demonstration of how technology has changed...
- 这清楚地表明了技术已有了怎样的进步。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This was a very practical demonstration of why the Army trained people to be disciplined.
- 这很实际地说明了为什么军队要将士兵训练得遵规守纪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
- 没有人对总统公开表示反对。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- To wards the eagerness , students render quite different opinions.
- 对此, 学生之间的看法不尽相同.
期刊摘选
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.
- 他当场表演了这种新的操作方法.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They used armed forces to break the demonstration.
- 他们动用了武装部队来平息示威游行.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The demonstration involved 200 students.
- 有200名学生参加了这次示威游行.
《简明英汉词典》
- The book is a demonstration of scholarship without pedantry.
- 这本书表现出学术水平又不故意卖弄学问.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The demonstration proceeded without incident.
- 游行示威进行时没有出事.
《简明英汉词典》
- Wait a moment, let me give you a demonstration.
- 且慢, 先让我做一下示范.
《现代汉英综合大词典》