Definition of demonstrative in English:

demonstrative

adjective dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvdəˈmɑnstrədɪv

1(of a person) unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those of affection.
（人）爱意流露的，感情流露的
we were a very physically demonstrative family
Example sentencesExamples
- You have a keen sense of humour, are winsome and vivacious, loving and demonstrative in your family.
- Dan confessed that his father was so demonstrative he'd grab his grown son's hand and walk with him down the street, hand in hand.
- This wasn't a family that showed what it felt, or courted demonstrative friends.
- Or it may be their personality, just the way they are, and I don't mean to be critical of that, since I don't think I'm very demonstrative during a session, either.
- They tend to be emotionally demonstrative and seductive, and use their appearance to attract the attention of others.
- I'm not a very demonstrative person, having always been taught that emotion leads to weakness, so I was more than a little embarrassed.
- He's very demonstrative and very in charge but he's very bossy, too.
- Elinor, whose self-control is in strong contrast to Marianne's demonstrative emotions, silently conceals her distress.
- He might seem to be a demonstrative person to you, but he's not!
- My outrageous and pathetically demonstrative response arose in its entirety out of my sad and deeply personal unresolved childhood hurts.
- Someone with a more demonstrative personality might have done a better job.
- My mom and dad were not very demonstrative parents and seldom if ever did they tell me these kind of things.
- It has been obvious in the last couple of training sessions we've had that he's more demonstrative and that can only be good news.
- He has a lovely sense of humour, but he's not a demonstrative man.
- Her royal husband, who was not a demonstrative man, went away to a room by himself and gave orders that he was to be left alone.
- British people, as a rule, still disapprove of loud or demonstrative behaviour, except in very informal situations.
- With his loud voice and demonstrative personality, Weis usually sets the tone on the practice field.
- Willis is a demonstrative player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
- In rehearsals, somehow, he digs deep and mines the heart of each scene, but not for a display of demonstrative emotion.
- Generous and warm-hearted you like to shower your loved one with affection and are very demonstrative and affectionate.
Synonyms
expressive, open, forthcoming, emotional, communicative, responsive, unreserved, unrestrained, effusive, expansive, gushing, affectionate, cuddly, loving, warm, friendly, approachable
informal touchy-feely, lovey-dovey
2Serving as conclusive evidence of something.
（证据）结论性的；提供证明的
demonstrative evidence
结论性证据。
Example sentencesExamples
- Counsel for the plaintiff argues that all of these illustrations are demonstrative aids which would be used during the trial to inform and assist the jury in understanding their responsibilities.
- A bio-monitoring programme is also in place which reveals that the emissions do not have a demonstrative effect on the quality of the agricultural products which they have studied.
- In my view, when the admissibility of demonstrative evidence is in issue, in many cases, a traditional analysis of probative value really misses the point.
- The data are illustrative rather than demonstrative.
- He ventures upon two examples only of this demonstrative morality; and neither of them is more than verbal or gives any information about good or evil.
- The course's contents included the direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses, introduction of evidence and demonstrative exhibits, the making of closing arguments and the opening statement.
- It is no obstacle to theology that it cannot aim at conclusive demonstrative proof of the reality of God - there are many other worthwhile intellectual goals.
- He is very experienced in collating documents, summarizing evidence, arranging diagrammatic and demonstrative evidence and assisting with the general preparation for trial.
- In addition, it describes the historical origins of demonstrative evidence and incorporates recent social science research on visual processing into its analysis.
- ‘Subject’ here means the subject of the conclusion of the demonstrative syllogism.
Synonyms
indicative, indicatory, suggestive, illustrative, evincive, expository
convincing, definite, positive, telling, conclusive, certain, decisive, material, airtight, watertight
incontrovertible, incontestable, irrefutable, unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, unassailable
1. 2.1 Involving demonstration, especially by scientific means.
  论证性的（尤指通过科学方法论证）
  the possibility of a demonstrative science of ethics
  伦理学作为可论证科学的可能性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If imitation is a general category of artistic activity, repetition is an insistently demonstrative species of imitation.
  I cannot examine all the variants of this argument that have been advanced, but I shall discuss three intendedly demonstrative approaches and an inductive, probabilistic, approach.
  Knowledge is composed of demonstrations, even if it may also include definitions; the method of science is demonstrative, even if it may also include the process of defining.
  The poet uses the infinitive ‘to frame’ in the previous line in connection with the knight's blameless life, indicating his development of this character as a demonstrative or pictorial representative of virtue.
  Grosseteste applies the theory in the Posterior Analytics to itself, presenting it as a demonstrative science of demonstration.
  For Plato, the proper method for seeking knowledge is not observation but demonstrative proof, or perhaps some other form of a priori reasoning.
  Apparently to this end, the local and temporal co-ordinates of the narrative are established with a demonstrative exactitude.
  Rosenthal's account closed with details of Perez's demonstrative response to the lie-detector results.
  Figure skating is much like the performing arts because of its demonstrative nature and its ability to be a showcasing of artistic beauty and physical nature.
  They compared the new investigative approach against the demonstrative approach to teaching Junior Certificate science.
  They should conduct demonstrative asylums in and out of the country and propagate the value and effectiveness of the systems among the people.
  Aquinas's philosophical theology is an elaborately developed, sophisticated system of knowledge modeled more or less closely on Aristotelian demonstrative science.
  Firstly, anthropologists, unlike classicists, have the societies they study before their very eyes and can hardly ignore the patently magical aspects of demonstrative public ritual.
  It is cruel, inhuman and plainly wrong to keep fit parents from their precious children without a compelling, demonstrative reason.
3Grammar
(of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those).
〔语法〕（限定词，代词）指示的（如this，that，those）
Example sentencesExamples
- Substances are things to which we can refer by use of a demonstrative phrase of the form ‘this so-and-so’; they are things that can be picked out, identified, individuated.
- A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that will is separated into verb and noun forms, that into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on.
- Maybe I have a propensity for those sort of muddles, but maybe I'd rather have a propensity for that sort of a muddle, for my demonstrative pronouns are very dear to me.
- The best examples are the demonstrative pronouns this and that, for the reason that they are guaranteed a reference every time they are used.
- These are thoughts or judgements whose canonical expression is in terms of a demonstrative pronoun, ‘this’ or ‘that’, used to refer to some object in the perceived environment.

noun dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvdəˈmɑnstrədɪv

Grammar

A demonstrative determiner or pronoun.
〔语法〕指示限定词；指示代词
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the definite determiners are the demonstratives this and that, these and those.
- According to this theory, logically proper names are very like the demonstratives this and that; they are empty of descriptive content, and their meanings are the particulars they denote.
- All the pronouns and demonstratives have different forms for each conjunctive, creating such words as walalanggalangguwuy, meaning ‘originating from them’.
- Note that there is variation not only in verb agreement, but also in agreement with demonstratives - this vs. these.
- Languages that lack definiteness markers like the Slavonic ones are expected to resort to demonstratives more freely.
- Definiteness needs to be explicitly encoded by a demonstrative; the demonstrative, therefore, counts as an explicit grounding device.

Derivatives

demonstratively

adverb dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvlidəˈmɑnstrədɪvli

The obvious point is that quality checks have to be demonstratively reliable.
Example sentencesExamples
- He demonstratively threw down the red jacket in front of the City Council building.
- His huge hands move about demonstratively as he discusses the new movie and his career.
- As the latter is demonstratively untrue it appears that the case is made.
- And I do have my own sources… ‘He demonstratively tapped the side of his skull with a fingertip.’

demonstrativeness

noun dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvnəsdəˈmɑnstrədɪvnəs

Parents are also more controlling rather than accepting of their sons’ behavior and facilitate greater emotional demonstrativeness and awareness in their daughters.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her mother's warmth and demonstrativeness were coupled with a decisive bias toward action.
- Neither was given to demonstrativeness and communicated quietly the pain of ultimate separation.
- If you tone down your demonstrativeness, you will be able to receive what your quiet friend has to offer.
- Emotional demonstrativeness has never been our particular modus operandi.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'serving as conclusive evidence of' and 'making manifest'): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare 'point out' (see demonstrate).

Definition of demonstrative in US English:

demonstrative

adjectivedəˈmɑnstrədɪvdəˈmänstrədiv

1(of a person) tending to show feelings, especially of affection, openly.
（人）爱意流露的，感情流露的
Example sentencesExamples
- Her royal husband, who was not a demonstrative man, went away to a room by himself and gave orders that he was to be left alone.
- In rehearsals, somehow, he digs deep and mines the heart of each scene, but not for a display of demonstrative emotion.
- I'm not a very demonstrative person, having always been taught that emotion leads to weakness, so I was more than a little embarrassed.
- He has a lovely sense of humour, but he's not a demonstrative man.
- This wasn't a family that showed what it felt, or courted demonstrative friends.
- My outrageous and pathetically demonstrative response arose in its entirety out of my sad and deeply personal unresolved childhood hurts.
- My mom and dad were not very demonstrative parents and seldom if ever did they tell me these kind of things.
- He might seem to be a demonstrative person to you, but he's not!
- Generous and warm-hearted you like to shower your loved one with affection and are very demonstrative and affectionate.
- It has been obvious in the last couple of training sessions we've had that he's more demonstrative and that can only be good news.
- With his loud voice and demonstrative personality, Weis usually sets the tone on the practice field.
- You have a keen sense of humour, are winsome and vivacious, loving and demonstrative in your family.
- Or it may be their personality, just the way they are, and I don't mean to be critical of that, since I don't think I'm very demonstrative during a session, either.
- Elinor, whose self-control is in strong contrast to Marianne's demonstrative emotions, silently conceals her distress.
- Willis is a demonstrative player who wears his emotions on his sleeve.
- He's very demonstrative and very in charge but he's very bossy, too.
- Someone with a more demonstrative personality might have done a better job.
- Dan confessed that his father was so demonstrative he'd grab his grown son's hand and walk with him down the street, hand in hand.
- British people, as a rule, still disapprove of loud or demonstrative behaviour, except in very informal situations.
- They tend to be emotionally demonstrative and seductive, and use their appearance to attract the attention of others.
Synonyms
expressive, open, forthcoming, emotional, communicative, responsive, unreserved, unrestrained, effusive, expansive, gushing, affectionate, cuddly, loving, warm, friendly, approachable
2Serving as conclusive evidence of something; giving proof.
（证据）结论性的；提供证明的
demonstrative evidence
结论性证据。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is no obstacle to theology that it cannot aim at conclusive demonstrative proof of the reality of God - there are many other worthwhile intellectual goals.
- He is very experienced in collating documents, summarizing evidence, arranging diagrammatic and demonstrative evidence and assisting with the general preparation for trial.
- ‘Subject’ here means the subject of the conclusion of the demonstrative syllogism.
- Counsel for the plaintiff argues that all of these illustrations are demonstrative aids which would be used during the trial to inform and assist the jury in understanding their responsibilities.
- In addition, it describes the historical origins of demonstrative evidence and incorporates recent social science research on visual processing into its analysis.
- The data are illustrative rather than demonstrative.
- In my view, when the admissibility of demonstrative evidence is in issue, in many cases, a traditional analysis of probative value really misses the point.
- He ventures upon two examples only of this demonstrative morality; and neither of them is more than verbal or gives any information about good or evil.
- A bio-monitoring programme is also in place which reveals that the emissions do not have a demonstrative effect on the quality of the agricultural products which they have studied.
- The course's contents included the direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses, introduction of evidence and demonstrative exhibits, the making of closing arguments and the opening statement.
Synonyms
indicative, indicatory, suggestive, illustrative, evincive, expository
convincing, definite, positive, telling, conclusive, certain, decisive, material, airtight, watertight
1. 2.1 Involving demonstration, especially by scientific means.
  论证性的（尤指通过科学方法论证）
  the possibility of a demonstrative science of ethics
  伦理学作为可论证科学的可能性。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rosenthal's account closed with details of Perez's demonstrative response to the lie-detector results.
  Knowledge is composed of demonstrations, even if it may also include definitions; the method of science is demonstrative, even if it may also include the process of defining.
  Figure skating is much like the performing arts because of its demonstrative nature and its ability to be a showcasing of artistic beauty and physical nature.
  They should conduct demonstrative asylums in and out of the country and propagate the value and effectiveness of the systems among the people.
  It is cruel, inhuman and plainly wrong to keep fit parents from their precious children without a compelling, demonstrative reason.
  If imitation is a general category of artistic activity, repetition is an insistently demonstrative species of imitation.
  Firstly, anthropologists, unlike classicists, have the societies they study before their very eyes and can hardly ignore the patently magical aspects of demonstrative public ritual.
  Aquinas's philosophical theology is an elaborately developed, sophisticated system of knowledge modeled more or less closely on Aristotelian demonstrative science.
  Apparently to this end, the local and temporal co-ordinates of the narrative are established with a demonstrative exactitude.
  I cannot examine all the variants of this argument that have been advanced, but I shall discuss three intendedly demonstrative approaches and an inductive, probabilistic, approach.
  Grosseteste applies the theory in the Posterior Analytics to itself, presenting it as a demonstrative science of demonstration.
  For Plato, the proper method for seeking knowledge is not observation but demonstrative proof, or perhaps some other form of a priori reasoning.
  The poet uses the infinitive ‘to frame’ in the previous line in connection with the knight's blameless life, indicating his development of this character as a demonstrative or pictorial representative of virtue.
  They compared the new investigative approach against the demonstrative approach to teaching Junior Certificate science.
3Grammar
(of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those).
〔语法〕（限定词，代词）指示的（如this，that，those）
Example sentencesExamples
- Substances are things to which we can refer by use of a demonstrative phrase of the form ‘this so-and-so’; they are things that can be picked out, identified, individuated.
- The best examples are the demonstrative pronouns this and that, for the reason that they are guaranteed a reference every time they are used.
- A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that will is separated into verb and noun forms, that into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on.
- These are thoughts or judgements whose canonical expression is in terms of a demonstrative pronoun, ‘this’ or ‘that’, used to refer to some object in the perceived environment.
- Maybe I have a propensity for those sort of muddles, but maybe I'd rather have a propensity for that sort of a muddle, for my demonstrative pronouns are very dear to me.

noundəˈmɑnstrədɪvdəˈmänstrədiv

Grammar

A demonstrative determiner or pronoun.
〔语法〕指示限定词；指示代词
Example sentencesExamples
- Languages that lack definiteness markers like the Slavonic ones are expected to resort to demonstratives more freely.
- Note that there is variation not only in verb agreement, but also in agreement with demonstratives - this vs. these.
- All the pronouns and demonstratives have different forms for each conjunctive, creating such words as walalanggalangguwuy, meaning ‘originating from them’.
- Among the definite determiners are the demonstratives this and that, these and those.
- According to this theory, logically proper names are very like the demonstratives this and that; they are empty of descriptive content, and their meanings are the particulars they denote.
- Definiteness needs to be explicitly encoded by a demonstrative; the demonstrative, therefore, counts as an explicit grounding device.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’ (see demonstrate).

词汇	demonstrative
释义	Definition of demonstrative in English: demonstrative adjective dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvdəˈmɑnstrədɪv 1(of a person) unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those of affection. （人）爱意流露的，感情流露的 we were a very physically demonstrative family Example sentencesExamples You have a keen sense of humour, are winsome and vivacious, loving and demonstrative in your family. Dan confessed that his father was so demonstrative he'd grab his grown son's hand and walk with him down the street, hand in hand. This wasn't a family that showed what it felt, or courted demonstrative friends. Or it may be their personality, just the way they are, and I don't mean to be critical of that, since I don't think I'm very demonstrative during a session, either. They tend to be emotionally demonstrative and seductive, and use their appearance to attract the attention of others. I'm not a very demonstrative person, having always been taught that emotion leads to weakness, so I was more than a little embarrassed. He's very demonstrative and very in charge but he's very bossy, too. Elinor, whose self-control is in strong contrast to Marianne's demonstrative emotions, silently conceals her distress. He might seem to be a demonstrative person to you, but he's not! My outrageous and pathetically demonstrative response arose in its entirety out of my sad and deeply personal unresolved childhood hurts. Someone with a more demonstrative personality might have done a better job. My mom and dad were not very demonstrative parents and seldom if ever did they tell me these kind of things. It has been obvious in the last couple of training sessions we've had that he's more demonstrative and that can only be good news. He has a lovely sense of humour, but he's not a demonstrative man. Her royal husband, who was not a demonstrative man, went away to a room by himself and gave orders that he was to be left alone. British people, as a rule, still disapprove of loud or demonstrative behaviour, except in very informal situations. With his loud voice and demonstrative personality, Weis usually sets the tone on the practice field. Willis is a demonstrative player who wears his emotions on his sleeve. In rehearsals, somehow, he digs deep and mines the heart of each scene, but not for a display of demonstrative emotion. Generous and warm-hearted you like to shower your loved one with affection and are very demonstrative and affectionate. Synonyms expressive, open, forthcoming, emotional, communicative, responsive, unreserved, unrestrained, effusive, expansive, gushing, affectionate, cuddly, loving, warm, friendly, approachable informal touchy-feely, lovey-dovey 2Serving as conclusive evidence of something. （证据）结论性的；提供证明的 demonstrative evidence 结论性证据。 Example sentencesExamples Counsel for the plaintiff argues that all of these illustrations are demonstrative aids which would be used during the trial to inform and assist the jury in understanding their responsibilities. A bio-monitoring programme is also in place which reveals that the emissions do not have a demonstrative effect on the quality of the agricultural products which they have studied. In my view, when the admissibility of demonstrative evidence is in issue, in many cases, a traditional analysis of probative value really misses the point. The data are illustrative rather than demonstrative. He ventures upon two examples only of this demonstrative morality; and neither of them is more than verbal or gives any information about good or evil. The course's contents included the direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses, introduction of evidence and demonstrative exhibits, the making of closing arguments and the opening statement. It is no obstacle to theology that it cannot aim at conclusive demonstrative proof of the reality of God - there are many other worthwhile intellectual goals. He is very experienced in collating documents, summarizing evidence, arranging diagrammatic and demonstrative evidence and assisting with the general preparation for trial. In addition, it describes the historical origins of demonstrative evidence and incorporates recent social science research on visual processing into its analysis. ‘Subject’ here means the subject of the conclusion of the demonstrative syllogism. Synonyms indicative, indicatory, suggestive, illustrative, evincive, expository convincing, definite, positive, telling, conclusive, certain, decisive, material, airtight, watertight incontrovertible, incontestable, irrefutable, unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, unassailable 2.1 Involving demonstration, especially by scientific means. 论证性的（尤指通过科学方法论证） the possibility of a demonstrative science of ethics 伦理学作为可论证科学的可能性。 Example sentencesExamples If imitation is a general category of artistic activity, repetition is an insistently demonstrative species of imitation. I cannot examine all the variants of this argument that have been advanced, but I shall discuss three intendedly demonstrative approaches and an inductive, probabilistic, approach. Knowledge is composed of demonstrations, even if it may also include definitions; the method of science is demonstrative, even if it may also include the process of defining. The poet uses the infinitive ‘to frame’ in the previous line in connection with the knight's blameless life, indicating his development of this character as a demonstrative or pictorial representative of virtue. Grosseteste applies the theory in the Posterior Analytics to itself, presenting it as a demonstrative science of demonstration. For Plato, the proper method for seeking knowledge is not observation but demonstrative proof, or perhaps some other form of a priori reasoning. Apparently to this end, the local and temporal co-ordinates of the narrative are established with a demonstrative exactitude. Rosenthal's account closed with details of Perez's demonstrative response to the lie-detector results. Figure skating is much like the performing arts because of its demonstrative nature and its ability to be a showcasing of artistic beauty and physical nature. They compared the new investigative approach against the demonstrative approach to teaching Junior Certificate science. They should conduct demonstrative asylums in and out of the country and propagate the value and effectiveness of the systems among the people. Aquinas's philosophical theology is an elaborately developed, sophisticated system of knowledge modeled more or less closely on Aristotelian demonstrative science. Firstly, anthropologists, unlike classicists, have the societies they study before their very eyes and can hardly ignore the patently magical aspects of demonstrative public ritual. It is cruel, inhuman and plainly wrong to keep fit parents from their precious children without a compelling, demonstrative reason. 3Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those). 〔语法〕（限定词，代词）指示的（如this，that，those） Example sentencesExamples Substances are things to which we can refer by use of a demonstrative phrase of the form ‘this so-and-so’; they are things that can be picked out, identified, individuated. A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that will is separated into verb and noun forms, that into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on. Maybe I have a propensity for those sort of muddles, but maybe I'd rather have a propensity for that sort of a muddle, for my demonstrative pronouns are very dear to me. The best examples are the demonstrative pronouns this and that, for the reason that they are guaranteed a reference every time they are used. These are thoughts or judgements whose canonical expression is in terms of a demonstrative pronoun, ‘this’ or ‘that’, used to refer to some object in the perceived environment. noun dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvdəˈmɑnstrədɪv Grammar A demonstrative determiner or pronoun. 〔语法〕指示限定词；指示代词 Example sentencesExamples Among the definite determiners are the demonstratives this and that, these and those. According to this theory, logically proper names are very like the demonstratives this and that; they are empty of descriptive content, and their meanings are the particulars they denote. All the pronouns and demonstratives have different forms for each conjunctive, creating such words as walalanggalangguwuy, meaning ‘originating from them’. Note that there is variation not only in verb agreement, but also in agreement with demonstratives - this vs. these. Languages that lack definiteness markers like the Slavonic ones are expected to resort to demonstratives more freely. Definiteness needs to be explicitly encoded by a demonstrative; the demonstrative, therefore, counts as an explicit grounding device. Derivatives demonstratively adverb dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvlidəˈmɑnstrədɪvli The obvious point is that quality checks have to be demonstratively reliable. Example sentencesExamples He demonstratively threw down the red jacket in front of the City Council building. His huge hands move about demonstratively as he discusses the new movie and his career. As the latter is demonstratively untrue it appears that the case is made. And I do have my own sources… ‘He demonstratively tapped the side of his skull with a fingertip.’ demonstrativeness noun dɪˈmɒnstrətɪvnəsdəˈmɑnstrədɪvnəs Parents are also more controlling rather than accepting of their sons’ behavior and facilitate greater emotional demonstrativeness and awareness in their daughters. Example sentencesExamples Her mother's warmth and demonstrativeness were coupled with a decisive bias toward action. Neither was given to demonstrativeness and communicated quietly the pain of ultimate separation. If you tone down your demonstrativeness, you will be able to receive what your quiet friend has to offer. Emotional demonstrativeness has never been our particular modus operandi. Origin Late Middle English (in the senses 'serving as conclusive evidence of' and 'making manifest'): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare 'point out' (see demonstrate). Definition of demonstrative in US English: demonstrative adjectivedəˈmɑnstrədɪvdəˈmänstrədiv 1(of a person) tending to show feelings, especially of affection, openly. （人）爱意流露的，感情流露的 Example sentencesExamples Her royal husband, who was not a demonstrative man, went away to a room by himself and gave orders that he was to be left alone. In rehearsals, somehow, he digs deep and mines the heart of each scene, but not for a display of demonstrative emotion. I'm not a very demonstrative person, having always been taught that emotion leads to weakness, so I was more than a little embarrassed. He has a lovely sense of humour, but he's not a demonstrative man. This wasn't a family that showed what it felt, or courted demonstrative friends. My outrageous and pathetically demonstrative response arose in its entirety out of my sad and deeply personal unresolved childhood hurts. My mom and dad were not very demonstrative parents and seldom if ever did they tell me these kind of things. He might seem to be a demonstrative person to you, but he's not! Generous and warm-hearted you like to shower your loved one with affection and are very demonstrative and affectionate. It has been obvious in the last couple of training sessions we've had that he's more demonstrative and that can only be good news. With his loud voice and demonstrative personality, Weis usually sets the tone on the practice field. You have a keen sense of humour, are winsome and vivacious, loving and demonstrative in your family. Or it may be their personality, just the way they are, and I don't mean to be critical of that, since I don't think I'm very demonstrative during a session, either. Elinor, whose self-control is in strong contrast to Marianne's demonstrative emotions, silently conceals her distress. Willis is a demonstrative player who wears his emotions on his sleeve. He's very demonstrative and very in charge but he's very bossy, too. Someone with a more demonstrative personality might have done a better job. Dan confessed that his father was so demonstrative he'd grab his grown son's hand and walk with him down the street, hand in hand. British people, as a rule, still disapprove of loud or demonstrative behaviour, except in very informal situations. They tend to be emotionally demonstrative and seductive, and use their appearance to attract the attention of others. Synonyms expressive, open, forthcoming, emotional, communicative, responsive, unreserved, unrestrained, effusive, expansive, gushing, affectionate, cuddly, loving, warm, friendly, approachable 2Serving as conclusive evidence of something; giving proof. （证据）结论性的；提供证明的 demonstrative evidence 结论性证据。 Example sentencesExamples It is no obstacle to theology that it cannot aim at conclusive demonstrative proof of the reality of God - there are many other worthwhile intellectual goals. He is very experienced in collating documents, summarizing evidence, arranging diagrammatic and demonstrative evidence and assisting with the general preparation for trial. ‘Subject’ here means the subject of the conclusion of the demonstrative syllogism. Counsel for the plaintiff argues that all of these illustrations are demonstrative aids which would be used during the trial to inform and assist the jury in understanding their responsibilities. In addition, it describes the historical origins of demonstrative evidence and incorporates recent social science research on visual processing into its analysis. The data are illustrative rather than demonstrative. In my view, when the admissibility of demonstrative evidence is in issue, in many cases, a traditional analysis of probative value really misses the point. He ventures upon two examples only of this demonstrative morality; and neither of them is more than verbal or gives any information about good or evil. A bio-monitoring programme is also in place which reveals that the emissions do not have a demonstrative effect on the quality of the agricultural products which they have studied. The course's contents included the direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses, introduction of evidence and demonstrative exhibits, the making of closing arguments and the opening statement. Synonyms indicative, indicatory, suggestive, illustrative, evincive, expository convincing, definite, positive, telling, conclusive, certain, decisive, material, airtight, watertight 2.1 Involving demonstration, especially by scientific means. 论证性的（尤指通过科学方法论证） the possibility of a demonstrative science of ethics 伦理学作为可论证科学的可能性。 Example sentencesExamples Rosenthal's account closed with details of Perez's demonstrative response to the lie-detector results. Knowledge is composed of demonstrations, even if it may also include definitions; the method of science is demonstrative, even if it may also include the process of defining. Figure skating is much like the performing arts because of its demonstrative nature and its ability to be a showcasing of artistic beauty and physical nature. They should conduct demonstrative asylums in and out of the country and propagate the value and effectiveness of the systems among the people. It is cruel, inhuman and plainly wrong to keep fit parents from their precious children without a compelling, demonstrative reason. If imitation is a general category of artistic activity, repetition is an insistently demonstrative species of imitation. Firstly, anthropologists, unlike classicists, have the societies they study before their very eyes and can hardly ignore the patently magical aspects of demonstrative public ritual. Aquinas's philosophical theology is an elaborately developed, sophisticated system of knowledge modeled more or less closely on Aristotelian demonstrative science. Apparently to this end, the local and temporal co-ordinates of the narrative are established with a demonstrative exactitude. I cannot examine all the variants of this argument that have been advanced, but I shall discuss three intendedly demonstrative approaches and an inductive, probabilistic, approach. Grosseteste applies the theory in the Posterior Analytics to itself, presenting it as a demonstrative science of demonstration. For Plato, the proper method for seeking knowledge is not observation but demonstrative proof, or perhaps some other form of a priori reasoning. The poet uses the infinitive ‘to frame’ in the previous line in connection with the knight's blameless life, indicating his development of this character as a demonstrative or pictorial representative of virtue. They compared the new investigative approach against the demonstrative approach to teaching Junior Certificate science. 3Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those). 〔语法〕（限定词，代词）指示的（如this，that，those） Example sentencesExamples Substances are things to which we can refer by use of a demonstrative phrase of the form ‘this so-and-so’; they are things that can be picked out, identified, individuated. The best examples are the demonstrative pronouns this and that, for the reason that they are guaranteed a reference every time they are used. A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that will is separated into verb and noun forms, that into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on. These are thoughts or judgements whose canonical expression is in terms of a demonstrative pronoun, ‘this’ or ‘that’, used to refer to some object in the perceived environment. Maybe I have a propensity for those sort of muddles, but maybe I'd rather have a propensity for that sort of a muddle, for my demonstrative pronouns are very dear to me. noundəˈmɑnstrədɪvdəˈmänstrədiv Grammar A demonstrative determiner or pronoun. 〔语法〕指示限定词；指示代词 Example sentencesExamples Languages that lack definiteness markers like the Slavonic ones are expected to resort to demonstratives more freely. Note that there is variation not only in verb agreement, but also in agreement with demonstratives - this vs. these. All the pronouns and demonstratives have different forms for each conjunctive, creating such words as walalanggalangguwuy, meaning ‘originating from them’. Among the definite determiners are the demonstratives this and that, these and those. According to this theory, logically proper names are very like the demonstratives this and that; they are empty of descriptive content, and their meanings are the particulars they denote. Definiteness needs to be explicitly encoded by a demonstrative; the demonstrative, therefore, counts as an explicit grounding device. Origin Late Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’ (see demonstrate).
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