demonstrativeadj.
英 dɪ'mɒnstrətɪv | 美 dɪ'mɑnstrətɪv
中文adj. 说明的；证明的；公开表露感情的\nn. 指示词
说明的；证明的；公开表露感情的
n. 指示词
词根词源
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.
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