exhibit

将“exhibit”与“ex”联系起来，想象“ex”像“expand”（扩展）一样向外扩张，表示“exhibit”是展示或展览某物，就像东西从内部向外扩展到展览展示出来。

exhibit 展览

ex-, 向外。-hibit, 持，握，词源同habit, prohibit. 即把握住的展开，展览。

exhibit (v.)

"offer or present to view," mid-15c., from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibere "to hold out, display, show, present, deliver" (see exhibition). Related: Exhibited; exhibiting.

exhibit (n.)

1620s, "document or object produced as evidence in court," from Latin exhibitum, noun use of neuter past participle of exhibere "to display, show" (see exhibition). Meaning "object displayed in a fair, museum, etc." is from 1862. Transferred use of exhibit A "important piece of evidence" is by 1906.

1. Two cats or more in one house will also exhibit territorial behaviour.

一家若有两只或更多的猫，也会表现出争夺地盘的行为。

2. He seems to want to exhibit his shame.

他似乎想要让大家知道自己感到羞愧。

3. In this job you need to exhibit the wisdom of Solomon.

做这份工作需要表现出所罗门王一样的才智。

4. Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop.

下个星期,这些货物将在那家商店展出.

5. The evening was topped off by a special showing of the museum's new Degas exhibit.

最后博物馆特别展示了其新收藏的一件德加作品，当晚的活动就此圆满结束。

【exposition, display, show, exhibition, fair, exhibit】
这组词都有“展览”的意思，其区别是：
exposition: 多指大型博览会或国际博览会。
display: 指展销会，商店橱窗或柜台上的陈列品。
show: 指艺术品、农产品、工业品或商品等的任何形式的公开展览。
exhibition: 一般指较正规的展览会。
fair: 侧重指为促销商品而举办的展览会或商品交易会。
exhibit: 多指个人或团体陈列的展览品，规模可大可小。

【demonstrate, manifest, display, show, exhibit】
这组词都有“显示、显露、展现”的意思，其区别是：
demonstrate: 指明显地表露感情。也指用实例、实验推理等手段表演证明，或论证某一问题。
manifest: 书面正式用词，指明确地表明。
display: 多指将某物陈列在显眼之处以便让发现其优点，侧重有意识地显示。
show: 最普通用词，泛指任何有意或无意地把东西给别人看的行为。
exhibit: 指公开或正式地展示，以便引人注目或让人检查。