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Demonstrative Adj Late Pointing Di'mɔnstrətiv A.证明性的;喜怒形于色的 英 喜怒形于色的(Showin

单词 demonstrative
音标 [di'mɔnstrətiv]
解释 a.证明性的;喜怒形于色的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 喜怒形于色的(showin g the feelings readily)
【例】 Some people are more demonstrative than others .
字源 demonstrative (adj.)
late 14c., "characterized by logic, based on logic," from Old French démonstratif (14c.), from Latin demonstrativus "pointing out, demonstrating," from past participle stem of demonstrare (see demonstration). Grammatical sense, "pointing out the thing referred to," is mid-15c. Meaning "given to outward expressions of feelings" is from 1819. Demonstrative pronoun is late 16c.
不择手段背单词 adj. 喜怒形于色的(感情外露的); 论证的
趣味全助记 【记】demonstrate + tive 表露出的

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