demonstrative

adjective

/dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/

/dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/

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showing feelings openly, especially feelings of love
- Some people are more demonstrative than others.
- a demonstrative greeting
Extra Examples
- We are a physically demonstrative family.
- Patrick was not a demonstrative man.
- We were a very physically demonstrative family, giving lots of hugs and kisses.
(grammar) used to identify the person or thing that is being referred to
- ‘This’ and ‘that’ are demonstrative pronouns.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’.

demonstrative

noun

/dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/

/dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/

(grammar)

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a demonstrative pronoun or determiner
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’.

单词	demonstrative
释义	demonstrative adjective /dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/ /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/ jump to other results showing feelings openly, especially feelings of love Some people are more demonstrative than others. a demonstrative greeting Extra Examples We are a physically demonstrative family. Patrick was not a demonstrative man. We were a very physically demonstrative family, giving lots of hugs and kisses. (grammar) used to identify the person or thing that is being referred to ‘This’ and ‘that’ are demonstrative pronouns. Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’. demonstrative noun /dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv/ /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/ (grammar) jump to other results a demonstrative pronoun or determiner Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’.
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