testify

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪ]

v. (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)

过去式：testified　第三人称单数：testifies　现在分词：testifying　过去分词：testified　

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同义词辨析

prove certify confirm demonstrate testify【导航词义：证实，证明】

provev. 证明

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指以事实等证明某事是真实的。

〔例证〕

Tests have proved that the method works.
实验证明该方法有效。
How can you prove that he has cheated in the exam?
你如何证明他在考试中作弊了？

certifyv. 证实，证明

〔辨析〕

尤指经过某种检验而证实某事正确或真实。

〔例证〕

The accounts of that company were certified by the investigators.
那家公司的账目经调查员核实过。
She had to show the paper to certify that she was in good health.
她得出示她的健康证明。

confirmv. 证实，证明

〔辨析〕

指通过更多的证据确定某事是真实的。

〔例证〕

They need new evidence to confirm his story.
他们需要新的证据来证实他的说法。
To confirm her conjecture, she has to do some tests.
为了证实她的猜测，她需要做一些试验。

demonstratev. 证明，证实

〔辨析〕

指清楚地论证或证实某事。

〔例证〕

His study demonstrates the link between sleep quality and work performance.
他的研究证明了睡眠质量和工作表现之间的联系。
You have to demonstrate that you are reliable.
你得证明自己是靠得住的。

testifyv. 〈书〉证明，证实

〔辨析〕

指清楚地说明某种情况，常后接介词 to。

〔例证〕

Skyrocketing prices testify to the depth of the inflation.
飞涨的物价说明了通货膨胀的严重程度。
The waste paper and cigarette ends that can be seen everywhere testify that littering hasn't been stubbed out.
随处可见的废纸、烟头说明乱扔杂物的习惯并未得到根除。

短语用例

testify to sth

作为某事的证明；表明；说明
to show or be evidence that sth is true
1. She refused to testify against her husband.
  她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。
2. There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
  有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
3. He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.
  他被传唤出庭在大陪审团前作证。
4. He testified (that) he was at the theatre at the time of the murder.
  他作证声称凶杀案发生时自己正在剧院。

牛津词典

verb

（尤指出庭）作证
to make a statement that sth happened or that sth is true, especially as a witness in court
1. She refused to testify against her husband.
  她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。
2. There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
  有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
3. He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.
  他被传唤出庭在大陪审团前作证。
4. He testified (that) he was at the theatre at the time of the murder.
  他作证声称凶杀案发生时自己正在剧院。
证实；证明
to say that you believe sth is true because you have evidence of it
1. Too many young people are unable to write or spell well, as employers will testify.
  写作或拼写不好的年轻人太多了，这一点雇主都会证明。
见证（上帝的存在）
to express your belief in God publicly

柯林斯词典

VERB (在法庭上)作证，证明
When someonetestifiesin a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth.
1. Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face...
  几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
2. Eva testified to having seen Herndon with his gun on the stairs...
  伊娃作证称看见过赫恩登持枪站在楼梯上。
3. He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by testifying against his former colleagues.
  他希望通过出庭检举从前的同事缩短自己 12 年的刑期。
VERB 证明;证实
If one thingtestifies toanother, it supports the belief that the second thing is true.
1. Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.
  最近几次发掘证实了亚瑟王时期这座山上有农耕人口居住过。

英英释义

verb

give testimony in a court of law
Synonym:attesttake the standbear witness
provide evidence for
1. The blood test showed that he was the father
2. Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Synonym:bear witnessproveevidenceshow

双语例句

I can testify to his honesty.
我可以为他的诚实作证。
I testify that he is innocent.
我证明他是无罪的。
To testify, but you can choose to.
但你可以选择出庭做证。
Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully
菲耶尔承诺所作证词将毫无保留且句句属实。
Numerical examples testify the feasibility and reliability of the algorithm.
数值测试结果验证了算法的可行性和可靠性。
We've asked the judge to compel the sponsor to testify.
我们请求了法官让他的保证人作证。
What you're asking me to do is testify against my parents.
你叫我做的是对我父母不利的证明。
They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
Look, you want me to testify in court.
瞧，你想让我上庭作证。
Do you think if there's a trial I might have to testify in court?
你认为我是否有个到法庭作证的旅行？