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示威;论证,示范,显示,展示,演示,表示
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Demonstrate \Dem"on*strate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p.
p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show.
See {Monster}.]
1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.
--Shak.
2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove
by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the
possibility of doubt or denial.
We can not demonstrate these things so as to show
that the contrary often involves a contradiction.
--Tillotson.
3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other
anatomical preparation).
资料来源 : WordNet®
demonstrate
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit},
{present}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated
the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician
showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {establish},
{show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high
fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome
manifest a high level of architectural sophistication";
"This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest},
{certify}, {manifest}, {evidence}]
4: march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands
demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of
the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" [syn: {march}]