| 单词 | presentation |
| 释义 | presentation (once / 407 pages) 1n 2n The noun presentation means the official giving, or presenting, of something. The presentation of diplomas at a graduation ceremony is the part that makes many of the parents in the audience cry. A presentation can be a ceremony of giving some gift or award, and it can also be a demonstration or show — like a dog training presentation at your local pet store. Another meaning of presentation is a style of displaying something — like the presentation of plants and flowers in the florist's window or the presentation of food on a buffet table. In the 1600s, presentation was commonly used to mean "show or play," as in "a theatrical presentation." WORD FAMILYpresentation: presentational, presentations+/presence: presences/present: presence, presentable, presentation, presented, presenter, presenting, presently, presentment, presentness, presents/presentable: presentably, unpresentable/presenter: presenters/presentment: presentments/unpresentable: unpresentably USAGE EXAMPLESA Legislative committee in November voted to halt presentations from Native American tribal leaders and from the state’s chief justice. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The January meeting will focus on early parenting and include presentations from coalitions on their plans for the legislative session. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Much of the publishers’ unease is rooted in Google’s presentation of AMP stories, which appear as if they are Google articles. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward) she gave the trophy but he made the presentation Hyper ceremony the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion 2n the act of presenting a proposal Hypo|Hyper first reading the first presentation of a bill in a legislature second readingthe second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US) proposal, proposition the act of making a proposal 3n the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it he prepared his presentation carefully in advance Hypo|Hyper unveiling putting on display for the first time productiona presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television staging, theatrical productionthe production of a drama on the stage display exhibiting openly in public view 4n formally making a person known to another or to the public Syn|Hypo|Hyper intro, introduction debut the presentation of a debutante in society reintroductionan act of renewed introduction informing, making known a speech act that conveys information 5n a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view the presentation of new data Syn|Hypo|Hyper demonstration, 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 6n a visual representation of something 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper display float an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade Snellen chartdisplay consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity spectaclean elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale bullfight, corridaa Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators naumachia, naumachya naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans representation a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something n (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations Hyper attitude, position, posture the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
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