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单词 demonstrating
释义

demonstrate

verb

dem·​on·​strate ˈde-mən-ˌstrāt How to pronounce demonstrate (audio)
demonstrated; demonstrating

transitive verb

1
: to show clearly
demonstrate a willingness to cooperate
must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in order to pass the class
The police demonstrated calm restraint during the riot.
2
a
: to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence
crowded classrooms that demonstrate the need for more schools in the area
b
: to illustrate and explain especially with many examples
demonstrate a procedure
3
: to show or prove the value or efficiency of to a prospective buyer
demonstrate a new kitchen gadget

intransitive verb

: to make a demonstration
Allow me to demonstrate.
crowds demonstrating for the right to vote

Synonyms

  • establish
  • prove
  • show
  • substantiate
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Example Sentences

Each student must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in order to pass the class. Employees must demonstrate competence in certain skills before they can work independently. The medication will not be marketed until it is demonstrated to be safe. The latest test results clearly demonstrate that the vaccine works. The group's failed efforts demonstrate how difficult it is to convince people to change their habits. They have demonstrated a willingness to negotiate. Several people will be demonstrating traditional farming techniques. The instructor demonstrated the correct procedure for pruning a tree. Would you mind demonstrating how the machine works? See More
Recent Examples on the Web Those who got three doses on Sinovac’s jab did not demonstrate any neutralizing antibodies for Omicron, either four weeks or six months after getting a booster. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 For local officials, doubling down on zero-Covid is a way to toe the Party line, demonstrate their loyalty to Xi, and prevent any large-scale outbreak that could jeopardize their career weeks before the Party congress. Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Soviet citizens were allowed to speak and demonstrate without fear of arrest, to open businesses and to travel abroad. David Satter, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 These days, most businesses talk about diversity, but few demonstrate their commitment to it. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 All these missions will answer key research questions, demonstrate new technologies, prepare scientists and astronauts for eventual human arrivals, and, if industry partners get their wish, stimulate a new kind of lunar economy. Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 28 July 2022 But on the flip side, his reportedly mild symptoms demonstrate medical science’s extraordinary success at reducing severe illness and death from COVID-19, primarily with vaccines but also improved treatment. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Meloni then goes on to demonstrate all the ways the Peloton app inspires him to work out, from doing naked cardio in his bedroom to naked yoga by his pool, next to a naked statue of Michelangelo’s David. Sasha Urban, Variety, 14 July 2022 As various local experiments demonstrate, rational conversation about topics such as immigration isn’t impossible, even in the most unlikely places. Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, past participle of dēmonstrāre "to draw attention to, indicate, describe, show," from dē- de- + monstrāre "to point out, show" — more at muster entry 2

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

demonstrate

verb

dem·​on·​strate ˈde-mən-ˌstrāt How to pronounce demonstrate (audio)
demonstrated; demonstrating
1
: to show clearly
He demonstrates a willingness to change.
2
: to prove or make clear by reasoning
Galileo demonstrated that the earth revolves around the sun.
3
: to explain (as in teaching) by use of examples or experiments
My science project demonstrates blood circulation.
4
: to show to people the good qualities of an article or a product
demonstrate a new car
5
: to make a public display (as of feelings or military force)
Marchers demonstrated for human rights.

Medical Definition

demonstrate

verb

dem·​on·​strate ˈdem-ən-ˌstrāt How to pronounce demonstrate (audio)
demonstrated; demonstrating

transitive verb

1
: to show clearly
demonstrated the artery arteriographically
2
: to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence

intransitive verb

: to make a demonstration

demonstrating

verb

present participle of demonstrate
1
as in proving
to gain full recognition or acceptance of you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • proving
  • establishing
  • showing
  • confirming
  • evidencing
  • substantiating
  • documenting
  • upholding
  • attesting
  • justifying
  • verifying
  • sustaining
  • validating
  • supporting
  • corroborating
  • authenticating
  • bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disproving
  • refuting
  • invalidating
  • rebutting
  • discrediting
  • confuting
2
as in establishing
to show the existence or truth of by evidence the paleontologist hopes to demonstrate that dinosaurs once existed in central Peru by unearthing the fossil evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • proving
  • establishing
  • documenting
  • validating
  • confirming
  • identifying
  • verifying
  • substantiating
  • evidencing
  • corroborating
  • supporting
  • upholding
  • recording
  • attesting
  • witnessing
  • evincing
  • buttressing
  • adducing
  • certifying
  • testifying
  • sustaining
  • authenticating
  • vouching
  • circumstantiating
  • confessing
  • clinching
  • nailing
  • deposing
  • backing (up)
  • settling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disproving
  • refuting
  • rebutting
  • objecting
  • assuming
  • challenging
  • disputing
  • alleging
  • suspecting
  • presuming
  • guessing
  • surmising
  • conjecturing
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3
as in displaying
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs the babysitter's actions during the emergency demonstrate beyond doubt her general dependability

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • displaying
  • revealing
  • showing
  • betraying
  • exposing
  • manifesting
  • communicating
  • evincing
  • declaring
  • disclosing
  • announcing
  • proclaiming
  • uncovering
  • giving away
  • sounding
  • baring
  • advertising
  • publicizing
  • bespeaking
  • broadcasting
  • trumpeting
  • projecting
  • airing
  • blazing
  • unbosoming
  • uncloaking
  • placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misrepresenting
  • distorting
  • falsifying
  • twisting
  • disguising
  • belying
  • camouflaging
  • concealing
  • covering
  • hiding
  • obscuring
  • masking
  • whitewashing
  • garbling
  • occluding
  • varnishing
  • counterfeiting
  • veiling
  • glossing (over)
  • gilding
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4
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable a few striking facts should demonstrate the complex nature of our topic

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • explaining
  • illustrating
  • clarifying
  • interpreting
  • illuminating
  • simplifying
  • elucidating
  • explicating
  • expounding
  • demystifying
  • construing
  • analyzing
  • defining
  • getting across
  • resolving
  • specifying
  • spelling out
  • solving
  • deciphering
  • unriddling
  • decoding
  • clearing (up)
  • unraveling
  • undoing
  • disentangling
  • untangling
  • annotating
  • glossing
  • unscrambling
  • breaking down
  • commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscuring
  • clouding
  • confounding
  • confusing
  • obfuscating
  • befogging
5
as in illustrating
to show or make clear by using examples the visiting physicist demonstrated very graphically several basic scientific principles

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • illustrating
  • explaining
  • exemplifying
  • clarifying
  • analyzing
  • specifying
  • mentioning
  • citing
  • quoting
  • interpreting
  • elucidating
  • adducing
  • explicating
  • expounding
  • detailing
  • illuminating
  • instancing
  • enlightening
  • simplifying
  • construing
  • edifying
  • listing
  • naming
  • enumerating
  • spelling out
  • clearing (up)
  • breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscuring
  • blurring
  • darkening
  • clouding
  • muddying
  • puzzling
  • confusing
  • beclouding
  • fogging
  • perplexing
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