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A sign, example, or visible expression of something that usually can't be seen directly - like an idea, a feeling, or an illness. A fever might be a "manifestation" of an infection; anger might be a "manifestation" of stress. It's a fairly formal word, common in medical, psychological, or academic writing, for "this is how that invisible thing shows up."
表現、徵兆、（無形事物的）具體展現（如疾病症狀、情緒的外顯）。
組成From "manifest" (to show clearly) + -ation (turns a verb into a noun).
同家族的字
- manifestthe verb this noun comes from - to manifest is to show itself clearly
原始詞典資料6 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。
manifestationnoun/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
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The act or process of becoming manifest.
- The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
- Rather, the genuinely historical lies in the appearing of the phenomenalizing cogitatio, an appearing that does not refer back to pregivennesses; that is, the genuinely historical lies in the manifestation of noetic-noematic consciousness.
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The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
- This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
- Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together.
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medicinesciencesThe symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
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A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
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datedA political demonstration or protest.
- The nationalist parties were also busy during the whole of April preparing a manifestation for the 3rd of May, the centennial anniversary of the “constitution of 1791.”
- “The Printers Union published a communique branding General Radescu and those who took part in the manifestation as ‘fascists.’”
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informalWilling something into existence (See manifest (verb)).
- I don't believe in manifestation.
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。