witness

美 [ˈwɪtnəs]
英 ['wɪtnəs]
  • n.证人;目击者;见证人;连署人
  • v.见证;当场看到;是发生…的地点(或时间、组织等)
  • 网络证据;证明;目睹
复数:witnesses  现在分词:witnessing  过去式:witnessed  
WITNESS
n.
目睹者person who sees sth
1.
[c]
目击者;见证人a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
a witness to the killing
杀人案的目击证人
法庭上in court
2.
[c]
证人a person who gives evidence in court
a defence/prosecution witness
被告的╱控方的证人
to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution
出庭为被告╱控方作证
签名of signature
3.
[c]
见证人;连署人a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen
He was one of the witnesses at our wedding.
他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。
宗教信仰of religious beliefs
4.
[u]
见证(以言行证实信仰)evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public
IDM
He has been witness to a terrible murder.
他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。
His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。
be (a) witness to sth
目击,看见(某事发生)to see sth take place
He has been witness to a terrible murder.
他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。
证明…真实;为…提供证据to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth
His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。
bear/give witness (to sth)
为…作证;证明to provide evidence of the truth of sth
v.
看到see sth
1.
[t]
~ sth
当场看到,目击(尤指罪行或事故)to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident)
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
警方呼吁凡是目击这一事件的人与他们联系。
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。
时间;地点of time/place
2.
[t]
~ sth
是发生…的地点(或时间、组织等);见证to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place
Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。
The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.
零售业的销售额在急剧下降。
签署signature
3.
[t]
~ sth
(为正式文件的签署)作证,联署to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen
to witness a signature
联署作证
迹象;证据be sign/proof
4.
[t][i][usupass]
是…的迹象;为…的证据to be a sign or proof of sth
There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies.
从两部新传记的出版可以看出,人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。
The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.
从展览会参观人数之多可以看出,人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。
5.
[t]
~ sth
(摆证据)…就是证据,看…就知道used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said
Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy─witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.
正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益,在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。
宗教信仰to religious beliefs
6.
[i]
~ (to sth)
(为宗教信仰)做见证to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs

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