词汇 | testimony |
释义 | testimony noun[ C or U ] formaluk /ˈtes.tɪ.mən.i/ us /ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni/ (an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a law court: (尤指法庭上的)证词,证言 Some doubts have been expressed about his testimony.有人对他的证词提出了一些质疑。 be (a) testimony to something to be clear proof of something: 清楚地证明 The reports are testimony to the many hours of research completed by this committee.这些报告充分表明该委员会花了很多时间进行研究。 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling walk walk freeidiom wardship witness to something testimony | American Dictionarytestimony noun[ C/U ] us/ˈtes·təˌmoʊ·ni/ a spoken or written statement that something is true, esp. one given in a court of law, or the act of giving such a statement: [ U ]The value of their testimony is questionable. testimony | Business Englishtestimony noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈtestɪməni/uspluraltestimonies a formal statement about something, especially one given in a court of law: to give/present/provide testimony The court heard two days of testimony from environmental experts, activists, and lawyers. Employees' testimonies could prove crucial for Gonzales, who is struggling to hold on to his job. proof that something exists or is true: be (a) testimony to sthOur advance in the face of relentless competition is a testimony to the commitment of our marketing division. Compare testament testimonial Examples of testimonytestimony Admittedly, due allowance should be made for exaggeration, and verbal testimonies should therefore be measured against such contemporary structures as are still standing. We attempted to overcome these difficulties by comparing conflicting traditions from neighbouring chiefdoms, and also by collecting testimonies from various social categories. One must translate the symbolic imagery of these testimonies into a form useful to twenty-first-century historians. We have selected only seven testimonies due to space constraints. Their testimonies provide an instructive contrast to those of their children. We have heard testimonies by escapees of attempts of falsification of official documentation. Which is why the neighbours' testimonies are given lots of space. The statistics of admissions in the government hospitals appear to confirm such testimonies. The dangers in letting spirit testimonies transit the space of experiment were twofold. In this study oral testimonies will be compared with written records. However, a close analysis and comparison of the approver testimonies and depositions from the 1810s and the 1830s reveal that there are very few differences. After all, there is an extensive collection of survivors' memoirs and testimonies, in which we can hear the voice of the victims themselves. They heaped upon each other testimonies of their favor and extraordinary gifts. Less numerous were the testimonies on students' enhanced musical skills. The remaining testimonies address the model as a whole. See all examples of testimony These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withtestimonytestimonyThese are words often used in combination with testimony. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. conflicting testimony Charges often collapsed for lack of evidence or because of conflictingtestimony. eloquent testimony Massenet's use of that motif, the second of two associated with the supernatural, is eloquenttestimony of his strategy. expert testimony The growing discontent with scientific experttestimony provided ample ground for these anxieties. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with testimony |
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