Testify
[ 'tɛstɪfaɪ ]
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vi. 作证;声明;证明;证实;
vt. 作证;证明，为…提供证明;公开宣称，宣布;
💡 词根助记
test实验+ify动词后缀→用证据证明 → 表明；证实
📝 例句
He will testify in favor of the defendent.
他愿意出庭作对被告有利的证词。
testify to sb' conduct
为某人的品行作证
He offered to testify in favor of the accused.
他主动出庭作对被告有利的证词。
All of us can testify to his good behaviour.
我们都可以证明他表现很好。
Reformed sinners testify.
受感化的罪人向上帝忏悔。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“苔丝特烦”:苔丝特烦没有人能证明她的清白
※ test-测试,I-我,fy-拼音“法院”:测试完后我去法院开证明
※ test-试验,I-我,fy-拼音“法院”,我在法院作试验来证明事实的真相
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-test-表示“验证”
📖 牛津释义
testify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [I, Ipr, Tf]~ (to sth); ~ (against/in favour of sb) give evidence; declare as a witness, esp in court 提供证据; 作证（尤指出庭）
summoned to testify in court 被传出庭作证
The teacher testified to the boy's honesty. 老师证明那男孩很诚实.
Two witnesses testified against her and one in her favour. 有两个证人的证词对她不利, 另一个人的对她 有利.
He testified under oath that he had not been at the scene of the crime. 他宣誓称自己当时不在犯罪现场.
2 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (to) sth (fml 文) be evidence of sth 作为某事的证据; 证明
tears that testified (to) her grief 可见她悲伤的眼泪.
🎯 考研助记
test(测试)+ify(使): 作证 见证
🔁 扩展释义
*['testifai]vt. 证明, 作证, 声明, 表明vi. 证明, 作证, 声明, 表明【法】 证明, 表明, 作证相关词组: testify under oath that... testify against sb testify on behalf of sb
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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Between 1850 and 1910 the bison population is thought to have fallen from 60 million to just a few hundred.
人们认为，在1850年到1910年之间，野牛的头数从6，000万头降到只有几百头了。
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
大约谈了半个小时之后，他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。
North Island is famous for an area of hot springs, some of which throw hot water high into the air.
北岛以其温泉区而闻名，其中有一些温泉将热水高高地喷向空中。