英语单词 | attest |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'test] 美 [ə'test] |
中文释义 | v.证明;作证 |
英语例句 | (1) Several witnesses can attest to her good character. (2) The child's good health attests to his mother's care. (3) No one can attest to the absolute truth of his statement. (4) I can attest to the truth of his words. (5) I have said nothing that I am not ready to attest. (6) Historic documents attest to the truth of this legend. |
中文例句 | (1) 好几位证人证实她品行端正。 (2) 孩子的健康证实他母亲的悉心照料。 (3) 没有人可以证明他的话是绝对正确的。 (4) 我可以证实他的话是真的。 (5) 我发誓,我说的话句句属实。 (6) 历史文件见证这个传说的真实性。 |
vocabulary简明 | To attest is to prove or declare to be true. For example: the fact that you aced the SAT attests to the strength of your vocabulary. |
vocabulary扩展 | Attest and testify come from the same Latin word testari, which means "to declare." Although both words are kind of formal, you often testify in a courtroom, but attest doesn't require a court of law to function. You can attest to anything — that the funny looking shoes toned your thighs, that what someone says is true, or that the new acne medicine really works. To remember it, think of when you pass a test, you attest that you know the material. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]说明,表示,证明(某事属实) To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true. [V [V that] [V n] [Also V with quote] [FORMAL 正式]
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