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demonstrative

/duh-mon-struh-tiv/US // dəˈmɒn strə tɪv //UK // (dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv) //

示范性,示范性的,演示性,示威性

Related Words

effusive滔滔不绝,慷慨激昂,滔滔不绝的,踊跃发言 candid坦率,坦诚,坦率的,直率 outspoken直言不讳,直言不讳的,直率的,直言不讳的人 decisive决定性的,果断的,果断,决定性 plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的 outpouring涌流,涌现,涌出,涌出的力量 indicative指示性的,指示性,参考性,参考性的 frank坦率,坦诚,弗兰克,坦率地说 tender嫩,嫩的,嫩芽,嫩模 open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的 specific具体,特定的,特定,具体的 showing显示,展示,显示出,显示的 final最终,最后,决赛,最后的 affectionate亲切的,深情的,亲热的,亲切 emotional情绪化,感性,情绪化的,情感 expansive广阔的,宽广的,广泛的,广阔的空间 explanatory解释性的,解释,解释式,解释性 expository说明性的,阐述性,阐述性的,说明性 histrionic有组织的,有组织性的,组织性的,有组织性 illustrative说明性的,说明性,图示性的,插图

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- : serving to demonstrate; explanatory or illustrative.
- : serving to prove the truth of anything; indubitably conclusive.
- : Grammar. indicating or singling out the thing referred to. This is a demonstrative pronoun.

n.名词 noun

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- : Grammar. a demonstrative word, as this or there.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.expressive, communicative

Synonyms

candid坦率,坦诚,坦率的,直率 effusive滔滔不绝,慷慨激昂,滔滔不绝的,踊跃发言 outspoken直言不讳,直言不讳的,直率的,直言不讳的人 frank坦率,坦诚,弗兰克,坦率地说 indicative指示性的,指示性,参考性,参考性的 open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的 outpouring涌流,涌现,涌出,涌出的力量 plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的 tender嫩,嫩的,嫩芽,嫩模 affectionate亲切的,深情的,亲热的,亲切 emotional情绪化,感性,情绪化的,情感 evincive邪恶的,邪恶,邪恶的人 expansive广阔的,宽广的,广泛的,广阔的空间 explanatory解释性的,解释,解释式,解释性 expository说明性的,阐述性,阐述性的,说明性 gushing滔滔不绝,欣喜若狂,啧啧称奇,滔滔不绝的 histrionic有组织的,有组织性的,组织性的,有组织性 illustrative说明性的,说明性,图示性的,插图 loving爱心,爱护,有爱,有爱的 outgoing外发,外发的,外向型,外出 profuse大量的,丰富的,丰富多样的,繁茂的 symptomatic症状性,症状性的,有症状的,症状性疾病 unconstrained无约束的,无限制的,不受约束的,无约束 unreserved无保留,无保留的,未保留的,无保留地 unrestrained自由自在的,自由自在,不受约束,放纵 warmhearted热心肠的人,热心的,热心肠的,热心肠

Antonyms

ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的 dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的 unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明 vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清 anticlimactic反高潮,反例,反常的,反常 cold冷,寒冷,冷的,寒冷的 confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离 cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉 inconclusive不确定,不确定的,不确定因素,不定论 inexpressive没有表现力,没有表情,没有表达能力,没有表情的 mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的 reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利 restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的 uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人 undemonstrative不显山不露水,不显眼,不显眼的,不显山露水 unemotional无感情的,无情的,无感情,毫无感情色彩

adj.conclusive

Synonyms

decisive决定性的,果断的,果断,决定性 final最终,最后,决赛,最后的 showing显示,展示,显示出,显示的 specific具体,特定的,特定,具体的 authenticating认证,鉴定,认证的,验证 certain确信,某种程度上,某种,某种程度上说 convincing有说服力的,令人信服的,有说服力,令人信服 definite明确的,确切的,明确,确定的 proving证明,证实,证实了这一点 validating验证,检定,审定,鉴定

Antonyms

anticlimactic反高潮,反例,反常的,反常 cold冷,寒冷,冷的,寒冷的 confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离 cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉 inconclusive不确定,不确定的,不确定因素,不定论 inexpressive没有表现力,没有表情,没有表达能力,没有表情的 mysterious神秘的,神秘,神奇的,玄妙的 reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利 restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的 uncommunicative沉默寡言,寡言少语,沉默不语,沉默寡言的人 undemonstrative不显山不露水,不显眼,不显眼的,不显山露水 unemotional无感情的,无情的,无感情,毫无感情色彩

Examples

Grown-up giraffes just aren’t huggy, cuddling, demonstrative animals.
There is something about a clown that stays with people: the bright colors, their tendency to be demonstrative.
A decade ago, Junger says, he would not have departed from a strict journalistic style to be demonstrative about himself.
Walking with arms encircling waists, or such demonstrative tokens of love, are marks of low breeding.
But perhaps you are a chemist, and proud, as most chemists are, of the accuracy attainable in that most demonstrative science.
A cold reserve on Frederick's part had succeeded the demonstrative affection that had formerly existed between mother and son.
Asused here in its demonstrative meaning, to introduce a parenthetical clause.
She was preternaturally animated and demonstrative at the station—your sex's little guileful way ever since the world began.

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