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Testimony Witness False Statement Give N Thing 英

英语单词 testimony
英美音标 英 ['testɪməni] 美 ['testɪmoʊni]
中文释义 n.证明;证据
英语例句 (1) His hearty laughter is testimony of his happiness.
(2) Nothing could refute her testimony that the driver was drunk.
(3) The witness is giving false testimony.
(4) The statement is confirmed by testimony.
(5) The testimony consisted with all known facts.
中文例句 (1) 他尽情的欢笑可以证明他很幸福。
(2) 她关于那个司机已经喝醉的证词无可辩驳。
(3) 那个证人在作伪证。
(4) 这个说法由证据所证实了。
(5) 证据与全部已知事实相符。
vocabulary简明 When you give testimony you are telling what you saw or what you know. Your testimony that your hand was not in the cookie jar goes against the testimony of several eyewitnesses.
vocabulary扩展 The Latin root for testimony is testis, meaning “ witness.” “Eye witness testimony” is a phrase you will hear often in legal discussions. An object can also give testimony, without speaking of course: "The statue they built of you outside the bowling alley offers testimony to your greatness."
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词](法庭上的)证词 In a court of law, someone's testimony is a formal statement that they make about what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth.
  [oft poss N]
  • His testimony was an important element of the Prosecution case...

    他的证词是这宗公诉案件中的一个重要因素。

  • Prosecutors may try to determine if Robb gave false testimony when he appeared before the grand jury.

    检方可能要努力查证罗布在大陪审团面前是否作了伪证。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]证明;证据 If you say that one thing is testimony to another, you mean that it shows clearly that the second thing has a particular quality.
  [also a N]
  • This book is testimony to a very individual kind of courage.

    这本书显示了个人非凡的勇气。

  • Her living room is also her office, filled with desks, books, papers, a testimony to her dedication to her work.

    她的客厅也是她的办公室,里面摆满了书桌、书籍和文件,充分证明了她的敬业精神。

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