testify
翻译
作证, 证明, 证实
例句
He will testify in court tomorrow.
他明天将在法庭上作证。
Her success testifies to her hard work.
她的成功证明了她的努力。
语法模式
((sb.)) testifies ((against/for sb./sth.)) 作证指控/支持(某人/某事) She testified against her former boss.
((sth.)) testifies ((to sth.)) (某事)证明(某事) The results testify to the accuracy of the theory.
近义词
同义词: attest, bear witness, affirm, declare
词源
来自拉丁语“testificari”,由“testis”(证人)和“facere”(做)组成。字面意思是“成为证人”或“作证”。
记忆技巧
想一想在法庭上的“testimony”(证词)。“to testify”就是提供证词的动作。