demonstrate

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demonstrate 指通过行动、实验或论证来展示、证明某事,或指公开表达意见(如示威)。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用句型为 demonstrate + 名词/that 从句,表示展示或证明某事物。例如,demonstrate a skill(展示技能)或 demonstrate that something is true(证明某事为真)。

• demonstrate a new technique
• demonstrate that the theory works

介词用法

常与介词 to 连用,表示向某人展示,如 demonstrate something to someone。在示威语境中,可与 against 或 for 连用,表示抗议或支持。

• demonstrate the process to the class
• demonstrate against the policy

语域说明

demonstrate 在正式和学术语境中更常见,表示证明或展示;在非正式口语中,show 更常用。示威义项多用于新闻和政治语境。

• demonstrate in a scientific paper
• demonstrate in a protest

基础例句

Can you demonstrate how to use this app?

你能示范一下怎么用这个应用吗?

The teacher demonstrated the experiment to the students.

老师向学生们演示了这个实验。

They demonstrated outside the city hall to protest the new law.

他们在市政厅外示威,抗议新法律。

高级例句

The research demonstrates a strong correlation between diet and health outcomes.

这项研究证明了饮食与健康结果之间的强相关性。

In the meeting, she demonstrated the financial benefits of the proposed strategy.

在会议上,她展示了所提议策略的财务效益。

The scientist demonstrated the theory through a series of controlled experiments.

科学家通过一系列受控实验证明了该理论。

高频搭配

verb

demonstrate clearlydemonstrate effectivelydemonstrate successfully

adjective

clear demonstrationpractical demonstrationpublic demonstration

noun

demonstration of skilldemonstration of loyaltydemonstration project

adverb

clearly demonstrateeffectively demonstratevisually demonstrate

preposition

demonstrate todemonstrate againstdemonstrate for

phrase

demonstrate how todemonstrate the importance ofdemonstrate a point

常见错误

❌ 错误:He demonstrated me how to do it.
✓ 正确:He demonstrated to me how to do it.

错误:直接跟宾语 me。正确:应使用介词 to 连接对象,如 demonstrate to someone。

❌ 错误:She demonstrated that she is a good leader.
✓ 正确:She demonstrated that she was a good leader.

错误:时态不一致。正确:在 that 从句中,如果主句是过去时,从句通常用过去时以保持时态一致。

近义词辨析

show

show 更通用和非正式,常用于日常语境;demonstrate 更正式,强调通过行动或证据来证明或展示,尤用于学术或专业场景。

He showed me the photo. (日常展示) vs. The data demonstrates the trend. (学术证明)

prove

prove 强调提供确凿证据来证实某事为真;demonstrate 更侧重于展示过程或结果,可能包含证明义,但更注重可视或可理解的展示。

The experiment proved the hypothesis. (证实) vs. She demonstrated the method step by step. (展示过程)