demonstrate
英 ['dem?nstre?t]
美['d?m?n'stret]
- vt. 證明；展示；論證
- vi. 示威
英英釋意
- 1. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
- "She shows her dogs frequently"
- "We will demo the new software in Washington"
- 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"
- 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"
- 4. march in protest; take part in a demonstration;
- "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"