demonstrated

IPA/ˈdem.ən.streɪt/
KK[dˈɛmənstrˌetɪd]IPA/ˈdem.ən.streɪt/

demonstrated — 動詞

  • demonstratedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • demonstrateds3rd person singular
  • demonstrateding-ing form
  • demonstratededpast simple

1. to let facts, actions, or results prove that something is true or make a point e

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

顯示；證明

用事實讓某事變明確

to let facts, actions, or results prove that something is true or make a point easy to understand

例句

The lab report demonstrated that the river water was unsafe to drink.

實驗室報告證明河水已不適合飲用。

demonstrated that + clause

Rania's budget notes demonstrated how quickly small fees can grow.

Rania 的預算筆記顯示，小額費用累積起來有多快。

inanimate evidence subject

同義詞
  • show

    broader and more everyday; it does not always imply proof

  • prove

    stronger; suggests doubt has been fully removed

  • indicate

    weaker; points toward a conclusion without fully establishing it

  • establish

    more formal; common in legal or academic writing

反義詞
  • disprove

    show that a claim is false rather than true

  • obscure

    make a point less clear instead of clearer

文法句型

demonstrated that + clause

demonstrated + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object is often a fact, pattern, or importance statement, and the verb is common with reports, data, and results. Distinguish from sense 3, where the object is a quality such as patience or leadership rather than a point being proved.

常見錯誤

❌The survey demonstrated us the danger.
✅The survey demonstrated the danger to us.
💡Demonstrate takes the point or fact as its object, not the person learning it.

2. to teach people a method, skill, or product by doing it in front of them and tal

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

示範；演示

把做法做給別人看

to teach people a method, skill, or product by doing it in front of them and talking through the steps

例句

Evelyn demonstrated the bread machine to shoppers at the weekend market.

Evelyn 在週末市集向顧客示範那台麵包機的用法。

demonstrated + object + to + audience

The nurse demonstrated how the inhaler worked before Hiro went home.

護理師在 Hiro 出院前示範了吸入器怎麼使用。

demonstrated how + clause

同義詞
  • show

    simpler everyday choice for explaining by example

  • illustrate

    often used for explaining an idea with examples or pictures

  • explain

    focuses on words; it does not always involve doing the action

  • model

    used in teaching when someone performs the action for learners to copy

反義詞
  • conceal

    keep the method or process hidden instead of showing it

文法句型

demonstrated how + clause

demonstrated + object + to + audience

用法筆記

Object is usually a device, process, or action being shown to other people. This sense often takes a how-clause or a group introduced with to.

常見錯誤

❌The trainer demonstrated us the new app.
✅The trainer demonstrated the new app to us.
💡Put the thing shown after demonstrate, and the audience after to.

3. to make a feeling, strength, skill, or other personal quality visible through wh

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

展現；表露

顯出某種特質或情感

to make a feeling, strength, skill, or other personal quality visible through what someone says or does

例句

Diya demonstrated real patience while the printer jammed for a third time.

Diya 在印表機第三次卡紙時仍展現出真正的耐心。

demonstrated + quality noun

Christopher demonstrated strong leadership after the bus broke down.

在公車拋錨後，Christopher 展現出很強的領導能力。

同義詞
  • show

    neutral everyday choice for making a quality visible

  • display

    slightly more formal; often used with feelings or behaviour

  • reveal

    suggests the quality becomes visible, sometimes unexpectedly

  • exhibit

    formal; common in reports, reviews, and medical writing

反義詞
  • conceal

    hide a feeling or trait instead of showing it

  • suppress

    actively hold back an emotion or reaction

文法句型

demonstrated + quality noun

demonstrated + no + emotion noun

用法筆記

Object is usually a quality, feeling, or ability noun such as patience, courage, interest, or control. Distinguish from sense 1, which proves a fact rather than revealing a trait.

常見錯誤

❌She demonstrated to be calm during the fire drill.
✅She demonstrated calm during the fire drill.
💡Demonstrate takes a noun for the quality shown, not a to-infinitive.

4. to take part in a public protest, often by gathering, marching, or carrying sign

4.動詞不及物B2
釋義

示威；抗議

以集會遊行表達不滿

to take part in a public protest, often by gathering, marching, or carrying signs to show opposition

例句

Hundreds of students demonstrated outside city hall after the bus fares rose.

公車票價上漲後，數百名學生在市政廳外示威。

demonstrated outside + place

Folake demonstrated with hospital workers during the one-day strike.

Folake 在那場一天的罷工中與醫院員工一起抗議。

demonstrated with + group

同義詞
  • protest

    direct everyday equivalent for showing public opposition

  • march

    stresses walking together as part of the protest

  • rally

    focuses on gathering people together, often in one place

反義詞
  • comply

    accept the decision instead of protesting against it

文法句型

demonstrated against + issue

demonstrated in/outside + place

用法筆記

Usually used about organised public action by a group. Common with against for the thing opposed, and with outside or in for the place where the protest happens.

常見錯誤

❌Residents demonstrated the new tax.
✅Residents demonstrated against the new tax.
💡For protests, use demonstrate with against or another place phrase, not a direct object.