单词 | demonstrated |
释义 | demonstratedadj. Shown to be true, or to be as stated or claimed; proven, verified; (also) evident, manifest. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adjective] witterc1175 apert1340 clearc1380 plainc1395 apparentc1400 demonstrablea1425 demonstrate1509 sensible?1531 explicit1623 apodicticala1638 demonstrated1646 apodictic1652 flat1665 decided1757 distinct1828 1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 160 They [produce] a Faith..of which I doubt no more, then of the demonstrated probleme before me, a certainty of adherence. 1676 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 703 To examine a demonstrated proposition. 1707 J. Wainewright Mech. Acct. Non-naturals vi. 81 What heretofore was only Conjecture, is now a demonstrated Truth. 1799 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1030/2 The demonstrated importance of the nose, and the manner in which it is affected by sneezing. 1866 J. M. Duncan Fecundity 3 By fecundity I mean the demonstrated capability to bear children. 1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 532 Like the undulatory ether, it is an hypothesis which is adopted to simplify and connect our ideas, and not a demonstrated reality. 1922 Sales Managem. Mar. 220/1 (advt.) A high-power salesman with a demonstrated ability as a manager and trainer of other salesmen. 2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Feb. a17/4 The demonstrated improvement in the capabilities of Iraq's military and police forces. Derivatives ˈdemonstratedly adv. in a way that has been shown or proved; clearly, manifestly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > evident certainty > [adverb] couthlyc900 yareOE witterlyc1175 apertlyc1315 in (also on) opena1382 apodictically1615 demonstratedly1670 unsuspectedly1748 unsuspiciouslya1812 distinctly1858 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd Contents sig. A4v A Collection of certain Breviats..proving the Soveraignty of the British Seas wholly to belong to the Kings of England demonstratedly. 1881 J. A. Froude in Eclectic Mag. July 40/1 A holy life, it was demonstratedly plain to me, was no monopoly of the sacramental system. 1995 F. J. Chaloupka & H. Wechsler in K. Slama Tobacco & Health 953 One demonstratedly effective policy in reducing smoking among adults is increased cigarette taxation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646 |
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