喜樂美語

這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 示範 · 拆除工程

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demo

n, v

核心畫面

One way to hold this word: something is brought out where people can see it for themselves. Not described, not promised — put in front of you and switched on. A person works the machine while you watch. A shop leaves one copy out so you can touch it. A game hands you the first two levels. A band records the song roughly so someone can hear the idea. Even a street full of fits: a crowd is making its feeling visible in public. The common thread is showing rather than telling.

這個字可以想成：把東西端到人前面，讓大家親眼看。不是用講的，也不是用保證的。有人當場把機器操作一次。店裡留一台出來給…更多收起這個字可以想成：把東西端到人前面，讓大家親眼看。不是用講的，也不是用保證的。有人當場把機器操作一次。店裡留一台出來給你摸。遊戲先給你前兩關試玩。樂團把歌粗錄一次，讓人聽見想法長什麼樣。連上街遊行也在這條線上——一群人把心裡的立場擺到街上被看見。串起來的都是同一件事：用看的，不用說的。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary records demo (noun) as a clipping of demonstration and of various other words beginning with demo-. Demonstration itself carries the idea of pointing something out where it can be seen, which is why the showing family and the street-protest family sit on the same short word.

Wiktionary 記 demo 這個名詞是 demonstration 的縮寫，也可能來自其他 demo- 開頭的字。demonstration 本身帶著「指出來給人看」的意思。所以「示範」跟「示威」會共用同一個短字。

Wiktionary, demo (English), etymology 1: Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with demo- (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:380788932)

Three branches

做給你看

這一支最貼近核心：有人在你面前把東西跑一次。

noun · B1

A short showing of how something works or how something is done, given so that other people can watch it happen instead of only hearing about it.

示範

先給你一小塊試試

核心是「讓你看見」，這一支再往前一步：不只給你看，還讓你自己碰。

noun · B1

A free, cut-down copy of a computer program or game that you can try, made to show what the full version will be able to do when it is sold.

試玩版

走上街頭被看見

還是「讓東西被看見」，只是被看見的不是機器，是一群人的立場。

noun · B2

An event where a large group of people gather in public, often by marching together, to show that they disagree with something.

示威遊行

A second word, same spelling

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demo

n, v

核心畫面

A different demo, sharing only its spelling with the one about showing. Here the picture is a room being emptied of everything old: tiles off the wall, out, floor up, dust everywhere. It is the noisy first stage of a building job, and it is usually the quick, cheap part — what comes after it is neither.

這是另一個 demo，只是拼法一樣。這裡可以想成一個房間正在被清空。磁磚敲下來、櫃子拆出去、地板掀開、到處都是灰。它…更多收起這是另一個 demo，只是拼法一樣。這裡可以想成一個房間正在被清空。磁磚敲下來、櫃子拆出去、地板掀開、到處都是灰。它是工程裡最吵的第一步。通常也是最快、最便宜的一步。後面重做的部分才慢又貴。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary lists this demo under a separate etymology: a clipping of demolish. It is not related to the demonstration senses, only spelled the same.

Wiktionary 把這個 demo 列在另一個字源底下，說明是 demolish 的縮寫。它跟示範那一組沒有關係，只是長得一樣。

Wiktionary, demo (English), etymology 3: Clipping of demolish (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:380817958)

原始詞典資料13 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

demonoun詞源 1/ˈdɛm.əʊ/

  • 1

    informalA demonstration or visual explanation.

    • The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.
    • ER received the first of its own HSTs on September 7 1977, with a handover taking place at York. It then worked a demo run to Darlington with power cars 43057 and 43056.
  • 2

    informalA recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.

    • After hearing the demo, the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.
  • 3

    informalAn example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.

  • 4

    informalA march or gathering to make a political protest.

    • Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’
  • 5

    informalcomputingengineeringmathematicsAn edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.

    • The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release.
  • 6

    informalcomputingdemosceneengineeringA non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.

    • Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!
    • This party will have it all for the Amiga scener: demos, competitions, dealers, and huge projection screen and sound system to entertain you.
  • 7

    informalA democrat.

  • 8

    informalA demographic group.

    • No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’.
    • Our target demo is sports-minded families, and a good part of our clientele is moms who are with dad and the kids.
另外 1 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    informalDemolition.

    • The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money.

demoadj詞源 1/ˈdɛm.əʊ/

  • 1

    designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing.

    • This Nutty Kid leavin' 'Crazy Face Selfies' On Demo Products...

demoverb詞源 2/ˈdɛm.əʊ/

  • 1

    informalTo record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.

    • The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record.
  • 2

    informalTo demonstrate.

demoverb詞源 3/ˈdɛm.əʊ/

  • 1

    informalTo demolish (especially a house or fixture).

    • This means we are going to demo the house to the dirt, or hopefully leave one wall standing.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。