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testament n.遗嘱；证明 testament (n.) late 13c., "last will disposing of property," from Latin testamentum "a last will, publication of a will," from testari "make a will, be witness to," from testis "witness," from PIE *tri-st-i- "third person standing by," from root *tris- "three" (see three) on the notion of "third person, disinterested witness."Use in reference to the two divisions of the Bible (early 14c.) is from Late Latin vetus testamentum and novum testamentum, loan-translations of Greek palaia diatheke and kaine diatheke. Late Latin testamentum in this case was a confusion of the two meanings of Greek diatheke, which meant both "covenant, dispensation" and "will, testament," and was used in the former sense in the account of the Last Supper (see testimony) but subsequently was interpreted as Christ's "last will." 【记】test考试是个能力证明与见证，GRE考试是上战场，考前都立个遗嘱；test 是见证，证明的字根，指由见证人证明，包括立遗嘱；原指圣约书，The Old(New) Testament 新旧约全书，约定及使徒的见证；

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['testəmənt] 【英】 n.遗嘱(an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death)；证明(a tangible proof or tribute)【例】 His success is a testament to his skills.(他的成功便 是他技艺娴熟的证明) 无

单词	testament
音标	['testəmənt]
解释	n.遗嘱；证明
红宝书	【英】 n.遗嘱(an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death)；证明(a tangible proof or tribute) 【例】 His success is a testament to his skills.(他的成功便是他技艺娴熟的证明)
字源	testament (n.) late 13c., "last will disposing of property," from Latin testamentum "a last will, publication of a will," from testari "make a will, be witness to," from testis "witness," from PIE tri-st-i- "third person standing by," from root tris- "three" (see three) on the notion of "third person, disinterested witness." Use in reference to the two divisions of the Bible (early 14c.) is from Late Latin vetus testamentum and novum testamentum, loan-translations of Greek palaia diatheke and kaine diatheke. Late Latin testamentum in this case was a confusion of the two meanings of Greek diatheke, which meant both "covenant, dispensation" and "will, testament," and was used in the former sense in the account of the Last Supper (see testimony) but subsequently was interpreted as Christ's "last will."
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趣味全助记	【记】test考试是个能力证明与见证，GRE考试是上战场，考前都立个遗嘱；test 是见证，证明的字根，指由见证人证明，包括立遗嘱；原指圣约书，The Old(New) Testament 新旧约全书，约定及使徒的见证；

Testament Late Latin Testamentum Person Greek Testəmənt N.遗嘱；证明