| 单词 | proof |
| 释义 | Word Frequency proof(pruːf) noun 1. any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the truth, validity, quality, etc, of something 2. law the whole body of evidence upon which the verdict of a court is based 3. mathematics, logic a sequence of steps or statements that establishes the truth of a proposition See also direct (sense 17), induction (sense 4), induction (sense 8)4. the act of testing the truth of something (esp in the phrase put to the proof) 5. Scots law trial before a judge without a jury 6. printing a trial impression made from composed type, or a print-out (from a laser printer, etc) for the correction of errors 7. (in engraving, etc) a print made by or under the supervision of an artist for his or her own satisfaction before the plate is handed over to a professional printer 8. photography a trial print from a negative 9. a. the alcoholic strength of proof spirit b. the strength of a beverage or other alcoholic liquor as measured on a scale in which the strength of proof spirit is 100 degrees adjective 10. (usually postpositive; foll by against) able to resist; impervious (to) the roof is proof against rain 11. having the alcoholic strength of proof spirit 12. of proved strength or impenetrability proof armour verb 13. (transitive) to take a proof from (type matter, a plate, etc) 14. to proofread (text) or inspect (a print, etc), as for approval 15. to render (something) proof, esp to waterproof Word origin C13: from Old French preuve a test, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probāre to testWord Frequency -proofcombining form secure against (damage by); (make) impervious to waterproof mothproof childproof Word origin from proof (adj) |
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