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Collins English-English Dictionary
- demonstrative [dɪ'mɑnstrətɪv]
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1.
adj
tending to manifest or express one's feelings easily or unreservedly
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2.
adj
[postpositive;
foll by of] serving as proof; indicative -
3.
adj
involving or characterized by demonstration
- a demonstrative lecture
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4.
adj
conclusive; indubitable
- demonstrative arguments
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5.
adj
[grammar]
denoting or belonging to a class of determiners used to point out the individual referent or referents intended, such as this, that, these, and those - Compare interrogative relative
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6.
n
[grammar]
a demonstrative word or construction
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1.
adj
tending to manifest or express one's feelings easily or unreservedly
Examples
- "This" is a demonstrative pronoun.
- “This”是指示代词。 → demonstrative
- a demonstrative lecture → demonstrative
- demonstrative arguments → demonstrative
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