单词
testify
读音
ˈtestɪfaɪ
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词根
"Testify"来自于拉丁词根testi，意味着“witness”，在这里表示“作为见证人”。其他由它衍生出来的单词有：testimony（证词）、testament（遗嘱、证明）。
释义
vt. 证明，证实；作证 vi. 作证；证明 [ 第三人称单数 testifies 现在分词 testifying 过去式 testified 过去分词 testified ]
例句
Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully.
菲尔斯承诺毫无保留地、如实地作证。
She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.
她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。
There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully.
菲尔斯承诺毫无保留地、如实地作证。
She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.
她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。
There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
强化记忆
你可以将"testify"与"test"联系起来。想象你正在进行一个实验或测试，然后你需要向别人证明你的结果，这个过程就是"testify"。“Testify”的源头可以追溯到拉丁语的"testing"，意为“见证人”。在历史上，这是一个非常重要的角色，因为在没有现代侦探技术或纸张记录的情况下，人们需要见证人来确认事件的发生。
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whether it is to serve on a jury,testify in court,or petition your Congress person
flew to San Franciscoto testify against them --to say it would hurt the movement and it was inhumane.
The court declared that Chinese citizenscould not testify against white defendants,citing similar precedents forbidding testimony
The forensic house that did the audio reconstruction, Primeau Productions,they say that they would testifythat George Zimmerman, when he got out of the car,
isn't actually exactly like what we think and feel.Anyone who's followed politics can testifyto how hard that is for some people to get.
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