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testify

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英 [ˈtestɪfaɪ]
美 ['testɪfaɪ]
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  • vi.

    作证;声明;证明;证实

  • vt.

    作证;证明,为…提供证明;公开宣称,宣布;

  • 变形

    过去式:testified过去分词:testified现在分词:testifying第三人称单数:testifies

    双语释义

    v.(动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 为…作证,证明 serve as evidence of; bear witness to; give evidence of

    英英释义

    testify[ 'testifai ]

    • v.
      • give testimony in a court of law

        同义词:attesttake the standbear witness

      • provide evidence for

        同义词:bear witnessproveevidenceshow

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    词汇搭配

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+副词
    • testify abundantly充分地证明
    • testify emphatically着重证明
    • testify falsely为…作伪证
    • testify flatteringly讨好地证明
    • testify personally个人地证明
    • testify sincerely为…真诚地作证
    • testify solemnly郑重地证明
    ~+介词
    • testify against作对…不利的证人〔词〕
    • testify before出庭作证
    • testify for为…作证
    • testify on behalf of sb为某人作证
    • testify to证明…

    词组短语

    testify against作对…不利的证明

    同近义词辨析

    certify, demonstrate, prove, testify, establish

    这组词都有“证明、证实”的意思,其区别是:

    certify较正式用词,多指有签字盖章的、合符法律程序的书面证明。

    demonstrate指通过推理、辩论、实验或以实例来证明事物的正确与否。常用于理论、学说、定律等的证明上。

    prove普通用词,指通过某种手段或方式提供证据以证实或证明某事物真实与否,某结论正确与否等情况。

    testify较正式用词,既指出庭作证,提供证据,又指为某人或某事的是否真实提供证据或证明。

    establish指证实事实或理论的真实性与正确性,使其能长期存在或为人们所接受。

    certify, testify, verify, rectify

    这是一组形近易混词。

    certifyv.证明,声称是真的。

    He certified it was his wife's handwriting.他证明那是他妻子的手迹。

    testify v. (在法庭上)宣誓作证;表明。

    He is the only person who can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.由于其他的证人已经被神秘地杀害,他成为这件案例中唯一可以作证的人。

    verify v. (用事实)证实或核实。

    I verified the store's address by calling to check it.我打电话询问,以核实商店的地址。

    rectifyv.改正,纠正;整顿。

    He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording.他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错。

    allege, testify, affirm, maintain, assert, claim

    这组词都有“断言,声称”的意思,其区别是:

    allege多指无真凭实据,不提供证据的断言或宣称。

    testify多指在法庭作证,庄严地宣称自己所说属实。

    affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。

    maintain与assert近义,但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。

    assert主观意味强,指自认为某事就是如此,而不管事实如何。

    claim可与assert换用,但语气弱一些,侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。

    双语例句

    用作动词(v.)
    1. He testified that he had not seen the accident.
      他作证说他没有看见那次事故。
    2. He agreed to testify on behalf of the accused man.
      他同意为被告作证。
    3. Her actions testify to her good character.
      她的行为证明了她的人品是好的。
    4. All kinds of human experience testify to the close link between love and fear.
      人类的种种经验都证明了爱与怕之间的紧密联系。
    5. I testify on oath that I have not noticed the accident.
      我发誓声明我没有注意到这场事故。

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