Testify



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.见证, 证实
• ［英］ v.见证, 证实 ( to bear witness to: attest; prove)
• ［记］ test ( 验证, 目击) +ify -> 见证
• ［例］ refuse to testify against a friend ( 拒绝做不利于朋友的证词)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-fied; -fying)

• Etymology: Middle English testifien, from Anglo-French testifier, from Latin testificari, from testis witness
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief ; bear witness
    • b. to serve as evidence or proof
  • 2. to express a personal conviction
  • 3. to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court)
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to bear witness to ; attest
    • b. to serve as evidence of ; prove
  • 2. archaic
    • a. to make known (a personal conviction)
    • b. to give evidence of ; show
  • 3. to declare under oath before a tribunal or officially constituted public body
• ? testifier noun

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