demonstrative
美音:
[dı´mɔnstrətıv
]英音:
[dı´mɔnstrətıv
]adj.说明的,(语法)指示的
难易程度:
demonstrative为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:demonstrativeness 副词:demonstratively
词根
monstr=to show(表示)
近义词, 同义词
demonstrative
/dɪ'mɒnstrətɪv; dɪ`mɑnstrətɪv/
adj
1 (a) (of people) showing the feelings readily (指人)易流露感情的, 喜怒形于色的
*Some people are more demonstrative than others. 有些人较爱流露感情.
(b) expressing feelings, esp affection, openly 公开表露感情的(尤指爱慕之情)
*He's very demonstrative
*he kissed me on both cheeks. 他热情奔放, 吻了我的双颊.
2 (grammar) (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (指限定词或代词)指示的
*In `This is my bike', `this' is a demonstrative pronoun. 在This is my bike一句中, this是指示代词. > demonstratively adv. demonstrativeness n [U]
*embarrassed by demonstrativeness 受公开表露的爱慕之情所窘.
demonstrative
adj
willing to show that you care about someone
My mother wasn't demonstrative; she never hugged me.
>demonstrativelyadv