witness

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高考四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 3

英文释义

n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
n. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
n. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
n. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

中文翻译

n. 证人, 目击者, 证据, 证词
vt. 目击, 作证, 证明, 表明
vi. 作证人, 作为证据

3
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
2,473
BNC 频率
1,970
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记忆技巧

witness 由词根 wit(意为“知道”或“意识”)和后缀 ness(表示状态或性质)组成,意味着“知道的状态”,即目击者或见证人。

例句

1. I was a witness to the accident yesterday.

我昨天目击了那起事故。

2. The witness testified in court about what he saw.

目击者在法庭上作证,讲述了他所看到的事情。

3. She asked her friend to be a witness at her wedding.

她请她的朋友在婚礼上做见证人。

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