Testimony



GRE 蓝宝 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.证言, 证明
• ［英］ n.证言, 证明 ( firsthand authentication of a fact; evidence)
• ［类］ calumny : assertion / perjury : testimony ( 诽谤是假断言 / 伪证是假证言)
• ［记］ testi ( 见证) +mony -> 证言
• ［例］ give false testimony ( 作伪证)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -nies)

• Etymology: Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness — more at testament
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law
    • (2) the ark containing the tablets
  • b. a divine decree attested in the Scriptures
• 2.
  • a. firsthand authentication of a fact ; evidence
  • b. an outward sign
  • c. a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
• 3.
  • a. an open acknowledgment
  • b. a public profession of religious experience

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