demonstration

demonstration

英 [demən'streɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [,dɛmən'streʃən]

n. 示范；證明；示威遊行

中文詞源：

demonstration 示范，遊行示威

來自demonstrate, 展示，示范。用來指流行示威等。

例句：

1. The demonstration itself was against the Government's new Community Charge.
遊行本身反對的是政府新出臺的“人頭稅”。

2. European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts.
歐洲農場主正策劃一場抗議削減農場補貼的大規模示威遊行。

3. Rubber bullets were used to break up the demonstration.
橡皮子彈被用來驅散示威人群。

4. A planned demonstration has been called off by its organisers.
原定的遊行示威已被組織者取消。

5. There's been no public demonstration of opposition to the President.
沒有人對總統公開表示反對。