demonstrative
adj
1
(a) (of people) showing the feelings readily (指人)易流露感情的, 喜怒形於色的
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'mɒnstrәtiv]a. 说明的, 指示的
📖 同为「专四」词汇
vocaladj. 声音的,嗓音的;由嗓音发出或产生的;有声音的,能发出声音或语言的;畅所欲言的;
n. 元音;[音乐]声乐作品;