demonstrate

demonstrate 的核心是“把东西、步骤或证据摆到别人眼前让人看明白”，可指演示用法、展示推理或证明事实，也可指公开参加或组织抗议活动。

💡 记忆钩子

想象一个人把东西和证据都摆到众人眼前：他可以现场演示工具怎么用，逐步展示论证怎么成立，也可以用事实让某个结论变得明显；如果人们把自己的立场公开摆出来，就引申为参加或组织示威。

📝 学习建议

先记住“展示给人看”的主线，再依次扩展到“证明”和“示威”；不要只把 demonstrate 理解成“演示”。
看到它表示公开抗议时，不要按“演示”理解，而要结合主语是人群、活动或社会行动来判断。

📖 中文释义

verb

core 演示用法

📖 指实际做给别人看，说明某件工具、设备或方法应该怎样使用。重点是通过现场操作让对方看懂，而不只是口头介绍。

💡 常用“demonstrate + 工具、设备或方法 + to + 人”或“demonstrate how to do something”的结构。它常用于教学、培训和产品介绍，宾语通常是被演示的东西或做法，不要把表示观看的人直接当成宾语。

transitive

The instructor demonstrated the safety equipment to the new workers.

教员向新工人演示了安全设备的使用方法。

Could you demonstrate how to use this camera?

你能演示一下这台相机怎么用吗？
common 展示论证步骤

📖 指把一个逻辑论证或方程是怎样一步步成立的展示出来，使别人能够检查推导过程，而不只是给出最后答案。

💡 常用“demonstrate how + 结论或过程”或“demonstrate that + 从句”的结构，尤其见于数学、科学和学术语境。这里强调展示推理过程或成立依据，不要只译成一般的“解释”。

The teacher demonstrated how the equation could be solved in three steps.

老师展示了这个方程如何用三步求解。
common 参加或组织示威

📖 指人们走到公共场合，把政治或社会立场公开表达出来，因此表示参加或组织示威、抗议活动。

💡 常用“demonstrate against + 反对对象”或“demonstrate for + 支持对象”，也可单独使用表示参加示威。此义是不及物用法，不能照“演示某物”的结构给它随意加宾语。

intransitive

Thousands of residents demonstrated against the proposed factory.

数千名居民举行示威，反对拟建的工厂。
core 显示或证明

📖 指某个事实、行动或证据把结论清楚地显示出来，使人能够看出或相信某件事为真。它仍然保留“摆出证据让人看见”的核心画面，但不一定需要现场操作。

💡 常用“demonstrate + 事实、能力或结果”以及“demonstrate that + 从句”的结构。它可以表示较有依据地“证明”，也可以表示“表明、显示”，不要在所有语境中都译成严格意义上的数学证明。

transitive

The results demonstrate that the new treatment is effective.

这些结果表明这种新疗法有效。

Her calm response demonstrated great professional judgment.

她冷静的回应显示出很强的专业判断力。

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📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 4 组

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;

同义词集: prove demonstrate establish show shew

The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound

The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture

反义: confute, disprove 上位: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain 下位: contradict, negate, prove

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; ;

同义词集: attest certify manifest demonstrate evidence

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

上位: bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify 下位: condemn, reflect

give an exhibition of to an interested audience;

同义词集: show demo exhibit present demonstrate

She shows her dogs frequently

We will demo the new software in Washington

上位: show

march in protest; take part in a demonstration

同义词集: demonstrate march

Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle

上位: dissent, protest, resist 下位: picket

🌳 词源

源自拉丁语，原意与“展示、指给人看”有关；法语 démontrer 与它同源。

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🔄 变式

- imperat demonstrated 1st_sg demonstratedst archaic demonstrates present demonstratest archaic demonstrateth archaic demonstrating present

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