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单词 manifestation
释义 man·i·fes·ta·tion
\ˌmanəfə̇ˈstāshən, -ˌfeˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English manifestacion, from Late Latin manifestation-, manifestatio, from Latin manifestatus (past participle of manifestare to manifest) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at manifest
1.
 a. : the act, process, or an instance of manifesting : display, show, expression
  < demanded some manifestation of repentance on the part of abjured heretics >
  < love on a high level of manifestation — John Dewey >
 b. : something that manifests or constitutes an expression of something else : a perceptible, outward, or visible expression
  < heat and light … had been regarded as manifestations of the escape of phlogiston — S.F.Mason >
  < the extent of the … disease cannot always be determined by its clinical manifestationsEncyc. Americana >
  < violent brushwork and strident color are the manifestation of a desperate intensity of vision — David Sylvester >
 c. : one of the forms, guises, or appearances in which an individual (as a spirit, divine being, or personality) is manifested
  < in his West African manifestation is the god of good fortune — M.J.Herskovits >
  < various manifestations of the same god were known by different names — History of Ukraine >
  < dominated by four separate manifestations of her own sick personality — William Peden >
  < another prophet, a new manifestation of God — M.L.Bach >
 d. : an occult phenomenon
  < the manifestations here were of materialization — G.H.Estabrooks >
 specifically : materialization
  < a good ghost story, with all the appropriate manifestationsTime Literary Supplement >
2. : a public demonstration or display of power and purpose (as by a political party or adherents to some cause)
 < meetings, parades, and other such manifestations — H.M.Parshley >
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