- [uncountable, singular] testimony (to something) (formal)
a thing that shows that something else exists or is true 證據；證明 This increase in exports bears testimony to the successes of industry. 出口增長證明了産業的成功。 The pyramids are an eloquent testimony to the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills. 金字塔是古埃及人非凡工程技術的明證。 His thick, swollen fingers bore testimony to a lifetime of toil. 他粗壯腫脹的手指是一生勞作的見證。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ample
- clear
- eloquent
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- bear
- stand as
- offer
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- testimony to
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a formal written or spoken statement saying what you know to be true, usually in court 證詞；證言；口供 a sworn testimony 宣誓證詞 Her claim was supported by the testimony of several witnesses. 幾位證人的證詞支持了她的說法。 Can I refuse to give testimony? 我能拒絕作證嗎？
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1The court heard her testimony against the accused. 法庭聽取了她指證被告的證言。 Her testimony was corroborated by the other witnesses. 她的證言得到了其他證人的證實。 In testimony before the Crown Court, she described her movements on the day of the murder. 在向刑事法庭提供的證言中，她講述了兇殺案案發當日她的行蹤。 The government was able to compel his testimony. 政府能夠迫使他做證。 The witness was called to give oral testimony about the incident outside the theatre. 目擊者被傳召就劇院外的事件提供口頭證詞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- credible
- reliable
- uncorroborated
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- hear
- give
- offer
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- by your testimony
- in testimony
- testimony about
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis ‘a witness’.