demonstrate
gb/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt/ us/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Show or explain clearly
To show or explain something so that people can understand it.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to demonstrate [something] to [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'demonstrate' with 'prove'; 'demonstrate' often involves showing how something works, not just proving it is true.
คำพ้องความหมาย
show (More general and less formal; can be visual or conceptual.)
|
illustrate (Often used when explaining with examples or pictures.)
คำตรงข้าม
conceal (To hide something instead of showing it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
demonstrate a skill
|demonstrate knowledge
|demonstrate ability
|demonstrate technique
|demonstrate understanding
หัวข้อ
communication
|education
|business
ตัวอย่าง
- The teacher demonstrated the experiment to the class.
- She demonstrated how to use the new software.
- The guide demonstrated the correct way to tie the knot.
- The chef demonstrated his cooking techniques on TV.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The teacher demonstrated the game.
- He demonstrated how to open the box.
- She demonstrated the dance to us.
- My father demonstrated how to fix the chair.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
Show a quality or feeling
To show a quality or feeling by what you do.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to demonstrate [quality/feeling]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes think 'demonstrate' here must involve speaking, but it can be shown entirely through actions.
คำพ้องความหมาย
display (Similar meaning but slightly more formal or literary in some contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
hide (To keep a quality or feeling from being noticed.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
demonstrate courage
|demonstrate leadership
|demonstrate kindness
|demonstrate commitment
หัวข้อ
emotions
|character
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He demonstrated great courage during the rescue.
- She has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills.
- The team demonstrated their determination to win.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She demonstrated kindness to the new student.
- He demonstrated courage when he saved the dog.
- They demonstrated patience during the long wait.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
Take part in public protest
To join other people in a public protest to show your opinion about something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to demonstrate against/for [cause]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'demonstrate' here with 'show' in a classroom sense; context of public protest is key.
คำพ้องความหมาย
protest (More common in everyday speech; 'demonstrate' is slightly more formal and official-sounding.)
คำตรงข้าม
support quietly (To agree with something without public protest.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
demonstrate peacefully
|demonstrate against government policies
|demonstrate in support of workers
หัวข้อ
politics
|society
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- Thousands of people demonstrated against the new law.
- Workers demonstrated for higher wages.
- The students demonstrated in front of the city hall.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Many people demonstrated against the war.
- They demonstrated for more jobs.
- Students demonstrated for free education.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
demonstrate
IPA
GB/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt/
US/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
demon - strate (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (demon)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: demonstrate
- 3rd Person Singular: demonstrates
- Present Participle: demonstrating
- Past: demonstrated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
demonstrates
verb
demonstrating
verb
demonstrated
verb
Core family
demonstration
noun B1
demonstrator
noun B2
Related words
demonstrative
adjective
demonstrable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
undemonstrative
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
demonstrably
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
demonstrate against
1/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt əɡˈɛnst/
fixed phrase
Protest against something publicly
To take part in a public protest because you do not agree with something.
ตัวอย่าง
- Citizens gathered to demonstrate against the new tax.
- They plan to demonstrate against unfair working conditions.
demonstrate for
1/dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt fɚ/
fixed phrase
Protest in support of something publicly
To take part in a public protest because you want to support something.
ตัวอย่าง
- Farmers are demonstrating for better prices.
- They demonstrated for human rights.