| 单词 | corroborate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə'rɔbəreit] |
| 解释 | v.支持或证实；强化 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 支持或证实(confirm; bolster; support)；强化(to strengthen) 【考】 corroborate : evidence / calumniate : falsehood(用证据来证明/用谎 言来诽谤)反义词：controvert( 反驳); deny(否认) 【记】 cor＋robor(力量stre ngth)＋ate→加强力 量→支持，强化 【同】 同根词：corroborant (确证的，健身药); roborant(强壮剂) 【例】 The witness corroborated the suspect's story. |
| 字源 | corroborate (v.) 1530s, "to give (legal) confirmation to," from Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare "to strengthen, invigorate," from com- "together" or "thoroughly" (see com-) + roborare "to make strong," from robur, robus "strength," (see robust). Meaning "to strengthen by evidence, to confirm" is from 1706. Sometimes in early use the word also has its literal Latin sense, especially of medicines. Related: Corroborated; corroborating; corroborative. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 支持, 证实(用证据来增强或支持, 使更确定) = confirm = bolster = support; 强化 = strengthen 【记】robor力量(读: 萝卜)－加强力量－支持, 强化cor共同, robor = robot机器人, ate吃: 一堆机器人一起吃饭, 为了增强体力, 建设祖国. 【参】corroborant(adj 使强壮的; n 强壮剂) = roborant; corroborative(adj 确定的; 证实的) 【类】corroborate: evidence = calumniate: falsehood用证据来证明 = 用谎言来诽谤 【反】controvert(v 辩论; 反驳); deny(v 拒绝; 否认) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cor + robust |
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