
demonstrators
词源
源自拉丁语 'demonstrare'(展示、证明),通过法语 'démonstrateur' 进入英语,最初指展示证据的人,17世纪后衍生出抗议者的含义。
noun
❶ 指参与游行、集会等活动以表达诉求或抗议的人群,通常举标语喊口号。
“Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the city center to protest against the new law.”
(数千名示威者聚集在市中心抗议新法律。)
“The police tried to control the crowd as demonstrators blocked the main road.”
(当示威者堵塞主干道时,警方试图控制人群。)
❶ 指展示产品功能或使用方法的人,常见于展会或销售场合。
“The kitchen appliance demonstrator showed how to use the new blender.”
(厨房电器演示员展示了新搅拌机的使用方法。)
“Cosmetic demonstrators at the mall offered free makeovers.”
(商场里的化妆品演示员提供免费化妆服务。)
常见短语
lead demonstrators — 指游行或抗议活动中走在队伍前列、起带头作用的人。
“The lead demonstrators carried a banner with the movement's main slogan.”
(领头的示威者举着印有运动主标语的横幅。)
product demonstrator — 特指在商店或展会上展示商品使用方法的工作人员。
“As a product demonstrator, his job was to attract customers with live cooking shows.”
(作为产品演示员,他的工作是通过现场烹饪展示吸引顾客。)