demonstrative
US /dɪˈmɑːn.strə.t̬ɪv/
UK /dɪˈmɒn.strə.tɪv/
形容詞
1.
愛表達感情的, 外露的
tending to show feelings, especially of affection, openly
範例:
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He's not a very demonstrative person, so he rarely hugs.
他不是一個很愛表達感情的人，所以很少擁抱。
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Her family is very warm and demonstrative.
她的家人非常熱情和愛表達感情。
2.
證明的, 示範的
serving to show or prove something
範例:
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The evidence was highly demonstrative of his guilt.
這些證據非常有力地證明了他的罪行。
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The experiment provided demonstrative proof of the theory.
該實驗為該理論提供了示範性證據。
名詞
指示詞, 指示代詞
a word or phrase that points to a specific person, place, or thing (e.g., 'this', 'that', 'these', 'those')
範例:
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In the sentence 'This is my book,' 'this' is a demonstrative.
在句子「這是我的書」中，「這」是一個指示詞。
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The teacher explained the use of demonstratives in English grammar.
老師解釋了英語語法中指示詞的用法。