英语词汇“testimony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	testimony
释义	tes·ti·mo·ny \ˈtestəˌmōnē, -ni, US also & Brit usually -_mən-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, tablets of the Decalogue (translation of Hebrew 'ēdūth, literally, witness, testimony), from Latin, witness, evidence, from testis witness — more at testament 1. a. : the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law or the ark containing them < you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you — Exod 25:16 (Revised Standard Version) > < encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony — Num 1:53 (Revised Standard Version) > b. : the word of God as contained in the Scriptures < enriched the book with a number of testimonies from the Old Testament — Interpreter's Bible > 2. a. : firsthand authentication of a fact : evidence, witness < that he was impressive in bearing was … the common testimony of all who met him — W.J.Ghent > < the testimony of the great geologist … confirmed the new thesis — R.W.Murray > < eruptions … bear vivid testimony to this upward concentration of gas in a magma column — Howel Williams > b. : something that serves as an outward sign : proof, symbol < his own unpretentious clarity is … testimony to his discipline — Irwin Edman > < the new library, which he hopes will remain a testimony to his brief career as acting president — F.J.Hoffman > c. : a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official < power to administer oaths and take testimony — Harvard Law Review > < testimony before a grand jury is secret — Brian Gilbert > 3. a. : an open acknowledgement : profession; specifically : testimonial 2c < there is no ordained ministry; services consist of prayer, testimony, and readings — F.S.Mead > b. archaic : an expression of disapproval : protest < uplifting her voice in many a testimony against it — Elizabeth C. Gaskell > 4. : a written attestation : certificate
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