exhibition

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. countable,uncountable
  2. A large-scale public showing of objects or products. countable,uncountable
    — There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.
  3. A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative. countable,uncountable
    — a shameful exhibition
  4. A demonstration of personal skill or feelings. countable,uncountable
    — "I could not have believed," remarked Francesca, "had I not witnessed it since my residence in your country, how the reality and the affectation of feeling can exist together. Before I left our solitary home, the very exhibition of emotion would have tempted me to doubt its truth. Now, I observe that some affect, as others shun, display; yet the feeling is equally true in both."
  5. A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit. UK,countable,uncountable
    — He was a scholarship boy who had won an Exhibition to Oxford, and then, like so many others, had found himself thrown upon the slave market of pedagogy.
  6. A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To participate in sexual exhibitionism. intransitive

词形变化

exhibitions plural exhibitions present,singular,third-person exhibitioning participle,present exhibitioned participle,past exhibitioned past

词源

词源 1
From Old French exhibicion. Equivalent to exhibit + -ion.
词源 2
From Old French exhibicion. Equivalent to exhibit + -ion.
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