单词 | testimony |
释义 | testimony (once / 190 pages) n When you give testimony you are telling what you saw or what you know. Your testimony that your hand was not in the cookie jar goes against the testimony of several eyewitnesses. The Latin root for testimony is testis, meaning “ witness.” “Eye witness testimony” is a phrase you will hear often in legal discussions. An object can also give testimony, without speaking of course: "The statue they built of you outside the bowling alley offers testimony to your greatness." WORD FAMILYtestimony: testimonial, testimonies+/testifier: testifiers/testify: testified, testifier, testifies, testifying, testimony/testimonial: testimonials USAGE EXAMPLESThe judge heard about seven hours of testimony in the hearing, which was closed to the public and the media. Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) His broken-down teeth seemed to bear testimony to years of neglect. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Testimony in the case opened and closed with two of the massacre’s survivors. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n something that serves as evidence his effort was testimony to his devotion Syn|Hypo|Hyper testimonial good authority testimony by someone who should know testamentstrong evidence for something evidence an indication that makes something evident 2n a solemn statement made under oath Hypo|Hyper witness testimony by word or deed to your religious faith declaration(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction attestationthe action of bearing witness affidavitwritten declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath subornationperjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give shahadahthe first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith verification(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement evidence (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved 3n an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact according to his own testimony he can't do it Hyper assertion, asseveration, averment a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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