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witness

音標['witnis] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 證人, 目擊者, 證據, 證詞
vt. 目擊, 作證, 證明, 表明
vi. 作證人, 作為證據
【經】 中人, 證人

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:witnessed 過去分詞:witnessed 現在分詞:witnessing 第三人稱單數:witnesses 名詞:wit-nesser 

詞意辨析:

look, see, watch, observe, witness
這些動詞均有“看”之意。
look: 側重“看”的動作。
see: 指看見。
watch: 指用眼睛跟隨某物,以便對每一個變化、運動等進行觀察
observe: 側重以客觀態度進行觀察。
witness: 指當場看見,親眼看見。
proof, evidence, witness, testimony
這些名詞均有“證據、見證”之意。
proof: 指足以直接證明某事為某事實的依據,側重作為充分證據所導致的結果
evidence: 普通用詞,在法律上指能起證明作用的,如證明、公證書以及所有的實物東西等。在生活中指任何一樣可證明某一件事的真實性的東西。
witness: 指證據或證人,尤指後者,且有親眼見到之意。
testimony: 指證據、證詞,多系法律用語。

英文解釋:

名詞 witness:

  1. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
    同義詞:witnesser, informant
  2. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
    同義詞:spectator, viewer, watcher, looker
  3. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
  4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
    同義詞:attestant, attestor, attestator
  5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

動詞 witness:

  1. be a witness to
  2. perceive or be contemporaneous with
    同義詞:find, see

例句:

  1. Let the witness be sworn in.
    讓證人宣誓作證。
  2. He was not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused.
    不是公正的見證人,因為他與被告有姻親關係。
  3. He is a key witness in this case.
    在這個案件中,他是一個主要見證人。
  4. Before giving evidence the witness had to take an oath.
    證人作證前要先宣誓。
  5. In my submission, the witness is lying.
    本人認為證人所言不實
  6. Did anyone witness the traffic accident?
    有誰目擊了這場交通事故
  7. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
    警方呼籲目擊者挺身而出。

詳細解釋:


wit.ness

n.(名詞)

One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced:
目擊者,見證人:能夠給出有關看到、聽到或經歷事件的第一手描述的人:
例句:
a witness to the accident.
事故的目擊者

One who furnishes evidence.
證人:給出證據的人
Something that serves as evidence; a sign.
證據:可作證據的東西;跡象
Law
【法律】
One who is called on to testify before a court.
證人:被傳到法庭上作證的人
One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.
見證人:被召到某交易現場以證明所發生的事的人
One who signs one`s name to a document for the purpose of attesting to its authenticity.
保證人:在一檔案上籤字以保證其真實性的人
An attestation to a fact, a statement, or an event; testimony.
證言:對一個事實、陳述或事件的證明;證言
Witness A member of the Jehovah`s Witnesses.
Witness 耶和華見證會成員
v.(動詞)
wit.nessed,wit.ness.ing,wit.ness.es
v.tr.(及物動詞)

To be present at or have personal knowledge of.
出席或知道
To take note of; observe.
作記錄;觀察
To provide or serve as evidence of.See Synonyms at indicate
提供或作為…的證據參見 indicate
To testify to; bear witness.
作證;持有證據
To be the setting or site of:
經歷:作為…場景或地點:
例句:
This old auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies.
這個古老的禮堂內舉行過許多次典禮

To attest to the legality or authenticity of by signing one`s name to.
作為簽署人:通過在…簽名證明其合法性或真實性
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To furnish or serve as evidence; testify.
作證,證明:提供證據,作為證據;作證
To testify to one`s religious beliefs.
見證:證明自己的宗教信仰

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old English
源自 古英文
from wit [knowledge] * see wit
源自 wit [知識] *參見 wit

【引伸】
wit.nesser
n.(名詞)

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