| 单词 | demonstration |
| 释义 | demonstration (once / 333 pages) n A demonstration is a show, or display. If you are against war, you might go to an anti-war demonstration in front of the White House. You might need to see a demonstration of napkin folding before you take a job as a waitress. Dressing well for a job interview and showing up on time is considered a demonstration of your seriousness about the job. Crying is a demonstration of your feelings. If you sell website design you can make a demonstration site, or demo, so clients can see what they would get if they hired you. WORD FAMILYdemonstration: counterdemonstration, demonstrations+/counterdemonstration: counterdemonstrations/counterdemonstrator: counterdemonstrators/demonstrable: demonstrability, demonstrably/demonstrate: demonstrable, demonstrated, demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstration, demonstrative, demonstrator/demonstrated: demonstratedly/demonstrative: demonstratively, demonstrativeness, demonstratives, undemonstrative/demonstrator: counterdemonstrator, demonstrators/undemonstrative: undemonstratively USAGE EXAMPLESHarriott and George F. Smith, St. Thomas’s athletic director, learned about the robots through an alumni parent, and asked for a demonstration. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The signing of the agreement in April set off the largest demonstrations of el-Sissi’s two-year rule. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The demonstration starts at 11 a.m. on the upscale shopping district along Michigan Avenue. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view he gave the customer a demonstration Syn|Hypo|Hyper presentation, presentment exhibition the act of exhibiting exposurepresentation to view in an open or public manner performancethe act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment lecture demonstrationpresentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about counterdemonstrationa demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration dramatic performance, dramatic productionthe act of performing a drama encorean extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand extemporisation, extemporization, improvisationa performance given extempore without planning or preparation juggle, jugglingthrowing and catching several objects simultaneously conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trickan illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers musical performancethe act of performing music one-night standa performance in one place on one night only interpretation, rendering, renditionthe act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance last hurrah, swan songa final performance or effort (especially before retirement) debunking, repudiationthe exposure of falseness or pretensions production(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law rodeoan exhibition of cowboy skills program, programmea performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation show the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining 2n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper demo display, show something intended to communicate a particular impression expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexionexpression without words exemplification, illustrationshowing by example lamentation, mourningthe passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief big sticka display of force or power gaudery, pompcheap or pretentious or vain display acta manifestation of insincerity blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburstan unrestrained expression of emotion visual communication communication that relies on vision 3n a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) there were violent demonstrations against the war Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper manifestation Boston Tea Party demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea work-in occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory protest marchoccasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license peace marcha protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace dissent, objection, protest the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent 4n a show of military force or preparedness he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations Hyper show the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining 5n proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion Syn|Hyper monstrance proof a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
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