demonstration
英 [dem?n'stre??(?)n]
美[,d?m?n'stre??n]
- n. 示范；證明；示威游行
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?demonstrations;
中文詞源
demonstration 示范，游行示威
來自demonstrate, 展示，示范。用來指流行示威等。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The demonstration itself was against the Government's new Community Charge.
- 游行本身反對(duì)的是政府新出臺(tái)的“人頭稅”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts.
- 歐洲農(nóng)場主正策劃一場抗議削減農(nóng)場補(bǔ)貼的大規(guī)模示威游行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
- 橡皮子彈被用來驅(qū)散示威人群。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A planned demonstration has been called off by its organisers.
- 原定的游行示威已被組織者取消。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
- 沒有人對(duì)總統(tǒng)公開表示反對(duì)。
來自柯林斯例句