demonstration 音标拼音: [d
, ɛmənstr'eʃən]
n . 示威;论证,示范,显示,展示,演示,表示
示威;论证,示范,显示,展示,演示,表示
demonstration 示范
demonstration 示范
demonstration n 1 :
a show or display ;
the act of presenting something to sight or view ; "
the presentation of new data "; "
he gave the customer a demonstration " [
synonym : {
presentation },
{
presentment }, {
demonstration }]
2 :
a show of military force or preparedness ; "
he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations "
3 :
a public display of group feelings (
usually of a political nature ); "
there were violent demonstrations against the war "
[
synonym : {
demonstration }, {
manifestation }]
4 :
proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [
synonym : {
demonstration },
{
monstrance }]
5 :
a visual presentation showing how something works ; "
the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations "; "
the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response " [
synonym : {
demonstration }, {
demo }]
Demonstration \
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n . [
L .
demonstratio :
cf .
F .
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monstration .]
1 .
The act of demonstrating ;
an exhibition ;
proof ;
especially ,
proof beyond the possibility of doubt ;
indubitable evidence ,
to the senses or reason .
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Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called "
proofs ;"
and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived ,
it is called demonstration . --
Locke .
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2 .
An expression ,
as of the feelings ,
by outward signs ;
a manifestation ;
a show .
See also sense 7 for a more specific related meaning .
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Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief ? --
Shak .
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Loyal demonstrations toward the prince . --
Prescott .
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3 . (
Anat .)
The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation .
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4 . (
Mil .)
a decisive exhibition of force ,
or a movement indicating an attack .
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5 . (
Logic )
The act of proving by the syllogistic process ,
or the proof itself .
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6 . (
Math .)
A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises ; --
these premises being definitions ,
axioms ,
and previously established propositions .
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7 .
a public gathering of people to express some sentiment or feelings by explicit means ,
such as picketing ,
parading ,
carrying signs or shouting ,
usually in favor of or opposed to some action of government or of a business .
[
PJC ]
8 .
the act of showing how a certain device ,
machine or product operates ,
or how a procedure is performed ; --
usually done for the purpose of inducing prospective customers to buy a product ;
as ,
a demonstration of the simple operation of a microwave oven .
[
PJC ]
{
Direct demonstration },
or {
Positive demonstration }, (
Logic &
Math .),
one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises ; --
opposed to {
Indirect demonstration },
or {
Negative demonstration } (
called also {
reductio ad absurdum }),
in which the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any other hypothesis must be incorrect .
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211 Moby Thesaurus words for "
demonstration ":
absolute indication ,
allegorization ,
alphabet ,
art ,
beef ,
bitch ,
blazon ,
blueprint ,
boycott ,
bravura ,
brilliancy ,
burden of proof ,
case ,
case in point ,
challenge ,
charactering ,
characterization ,
chart ,
choreography ,
citation ,
clarification ,
complaint ,
compunction ,
conclusive evidence ,
confirmation ,
conventional representation ,
cracking ,
cross reference ,
damning evidence ,
dance notation ,
daring ,
dash ,
decipherment ,
decoding ,
deduction ,
deductive reasoning ,
delineation ,
demo ,
demur ,
demurrer ,
demythologization ,
depiction ,
depictment ,
description ,
determination ,
diagram ,
discourse ,
discourse of reason ,
discursive reason ,
display ,
drama ,
dramatics ,
drawing ,
eclat ,
editing ,
elucidation ,
emblem ,
emendation ,
enactment ,
enlightenment ,
establishment ,
etalage ,
euhemerism ,
evidence ,
example ,
exception ,
exegesis ,
exemplar ,
exemplification ,
exhibit ,
exhibition ,
exhibitionism ,
explanation ,
explication ,
exponent ,
exposition ,
expostulation ,
exposure ,
expounding ,
false front ,
fanfaronade ,
figuration ,
figure ,
flair ,
flaunt ,
flaunting ,
flourish ,
grievance ,
grievance committee ,
hieroglyphic ,
histrionics ,
howl ,
iconography ,
ideogram ,
illumination ,
illustration ,
imagery ,
imaging ,
incontrovertible evidence ,
indication ,
indignation meeting ,
indisputable evidence ,
induction ,
inductive reasoning ,
instance ,
ironclad proof ,
item ,
kick ,
letter ,
light ,
limning ,
logical thought ,
logogram ,
logograph ,
manifestation ,
map ,
march ,
musical notation ,
nonviolent protest ,
notation ,
object lesson ,
objection ,
onus ,
onus probandi ,
opening ,
ostentation ,
pageant ,
pageantry ,
parade ,
particular ,
performance ,
philosophy ,
picketing ,
pictogram ,
picturization ,
plan ,
portraiture ,
portrayal ,
prefigurement ,
presentation ,
presentment ,
printing ,
production ,
projection ,
proof ,
protest ,
protest demonstration ,
protestation ,
qualm ,
quotation ,
rally ,
ratiocination ,
rationale ,
rationalism ,
rationality ,
rationalization ,
rationalizing ,
realization ,
reason ,
reasonableness ,
reasoning ,
reference ,
relevant instance ,
remonstrance ,
remonstration ,
rendering ,
rendition ,
representation ,
representative ,
retrospective ,
schema ,
score ,
script ,
scruple ,
settlement ,
sham ,
show ,
showing ,
showing -
off ,
simplification ,
sit -
in ,
solution ,
sophistry ,
specious reasoning ,
spectacle ,
splash ,
splurge ,
squawk ,
staginess ,
strike ,
substantiation ,
sure sign ,
sweet reason ,
syllabary ,
symbol ,
tablature ,
teach -
in ,
testimony ,
theatrics ,
type ,
typical example ,
unfolding ,
unfoldment ,
unlocking ,
unmistakable sign ,
unveiling ,
varnishing day ,
vaunt ,
verification ,
vernissage ,
writing DEMONSTRATION .
Whatever is said or written to designate a thing or person .
For example ,
a gift of so much money ,
with a fund particularly referred to for its payment ,
so that if the fund be not the testator '
s property at his death ,
the legacy will fail ;
this is called a demonstrative legacy .
4 Ves .
751 ;
Lownd .
Leg .
85 ;
Swinb .
485 .
2 .
A legacy given to James ,
who married my cousin ,
is demonstrative ;
these expressions present the idea of a demonstration ;
there are many James ,
but only one who married my cousin .
Vide Ayl .
Pand .
130 ;
Dig .
12 ,
1 ,
6 ;
Id .
35 ,
1 ,
34 Inst .
2 ,
20 ,
30 .
3 .
By demonstration is also understood that proof which excludes all possibility of error ;
for example ,
mathematical deductions .
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