demonstration
noun/ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn/
Слово англійською: demonstration
Переклад demonstration українською: (вулична) демонстрація, маніфестація; похід, демонстрування, показ, демонстрація сили, ілюстрація, ілюстрування, наочний показ, вияв, прояв (почуттів), доказ, довід; аргументація
Детальний опис
- (also informal demo especially in British English)[countable] demonstration (against somebody/something) a public meeting or a march (= an organized walk by many people) at which people show that they are protesting against or supporting somebody/something
- to take part in/go on a demonstration
- to hold/stage a demonstration
- mass demonstrations in support of the exiled leader
- anti-government demonstrations
- a peaceful/violent demonstration
- (also informal demo)[countable, uncountable] an act of showing or explaining how something works or is done
- We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions.
- a practical demonstration
- a demonstration model (= a model used to show how something works)
- We bought the demonstration model at half price.
- Sandra and Nigel provided a demonstration of salsa dance steps.
- I'll give a quick demonstration of some first-aid techniques.
- [countable, uncountable] an act of giving proof or evidence for something
- a demonstration of the connection between the two sets of figures
- a demonstration of how something that seems simple can turn out to be very complicated
- The strike was a dramatic demonstration of the power of the workforce.
- The election results gave ample demonstration of collapsing support for the party.
- The performance was a remarkable demonstration of his abilities.
- [countable] an act of showing a feeling or an opinion
- a public demonstration of affection
- physical demonstrations of affection
- She was given to quite embarrassing public demonstrations of emotion.
- a demonstration of support for the reforms
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the senses ‘proof provided by logic’ and ‘sign, indication’): from Latin demonstratio(n-), from demonstrare ‘point out’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 19th cent.