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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Why don't you hire a car and drive around for a couple of weeks?
你为什么不租部车四处转上一两个星期呢？
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品，你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.
在这些不同种类的蜂中，因为蜜蜂能用"语言相互传递信息，科学家们对它们最感兴趣。