一日一词【23】exhibit

exhibit

许多人对参观展览会有极大的兴趣。然而对于exhibit与exhibition这两个词在意义用法上的差异，却未必了解。

Exhibit既可作名词，又可作动词：但exhibition只是名词。Exhibit作动词，有“展出”、“显出”或“表现出”等含义。

The painter has exhibited his works in several countries.
那画家已在几个国家展出自己的作品。

The girls did not exhibit the slightest nervousness during the exploration.
女孩子们在探险时神色丝毫也没显出紧张。

作名词时，在美国英语中都表示“展览会”。但在英国英语中，exhibit表示展品，exhibition则表示“展览会”：

Do not touch the exhibits.
请勿摸展品。

The exhibits at the exhibition cover several scientific and technological fields.
展览会上的展品涉及好几个科技领域。