witness

英['wɪtnəs] 美['wɪtnəs]
  • n. 目击者；证人
  • vt. 目击；经历；见证；出席；观察
  • vi. 证明；为(宗教信仰)做见证
witnesser witnessed witnessed witnessing witnesses
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 目击者，亲眼看见的人
    2. 连署人
    3. 证明；证据；证词；证物
    4. 见证人
    5. 【律】证人，人证
    6. 证实
    7. 说明
    8. 见证，目击，看见
    v. (动词)
    1. 目击，目睹，当场看到
    2. 连署
    3. 作见证，见证
    4. 证实，证明
    5. 【律】作证
    6. 作…的证人，为…作证
    7. 是…的发生地点
    8. 看…就知道
    9. 经历
    10. 表明，表示，说明
    11. 是…的迹象，为…的证据
    12. 证明对虔诚
    n. (名词)
    1. [C] 目击者; 证人 person who sees an event take place; person who gives evidence in a law court after swearing to tell the truth
    2. [S] [U] 证词,证据 what is said about an event , etc., especially in a law court; evidence
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 亲眼看见; 目击 see or notice (sth) by being present when it happens
    2. vt. 作证,证明 evidence (in a law court); give evidence of
    3. vt. 表示; 说明 show; be a sign or proof of

英英释义

Noun:
  1. someone who sees an event and reports what happened

  2. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind);

    "the spectators applauded the performance"
    "television viewers"
    "sky watchers discovered a new star"

  3. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

  4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

  5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

Verb:
  1. be a witness to;

    "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"

  2. perceive or be contemporaneous with;

    "We found Republicans winning the offices"
    "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"
    "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"
    "I want to see results"

双语例句

1. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.
他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.
仅仅根据有争议的目击者证言和供词就定了罪。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence.
孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件，其数量之多令人不安。

来自柯林斯例句

5. One eye-witness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction.
一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The witness was telling about the whole accident.
      目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。
    2. The lawyer examined the witness.
      律师讯问了证人。
    3. A material witness failed to appear in court.
      一名重要的证人没有出庭。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Did anyone witness the traffic accident?
      有谁目击了这场交通事故？
    2. Please the witness to the room on the right.
      请把目击证人带到左边的房间。
    3. It was an extraordinary experience to witness the first sunrise of the new millennium.
      亲眼目睹千禧年的第一缕曙光是一种与众不同的经历。
    4. Programs look for people with special experience, to witness history, pondering life, against life experience and spiritual secrets of the creation of a novel transcript.
      节目寻访拥有特殊经历的人物，一起见证历史，思索人生，直指生命的体验与心灵秘密，创造一种新颖的谈话记录。
    5. Only one witness of the accident has come forward.
      只有一人站出来为这次事件作见证。
    6. Database properties cannot be set on the witness.
      不能在见证上设置数据库属性。
    7. The witness at the trial had been carefully primed by defence lawyers.
      被告律师对出席审讯的证人事先作了仔细的指导。
    8. You are now the witness or the watcher of the pain-body.
      现在你是痛苦体的目击人或观察者。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. The empty cupboard was a witness of his poverty.
      空的食橱就是他贫穷的证明。
    2. He is a living witness to my innocence.
      他是证明我清白的活证人。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She was a witness of the incident.
      她是这起事件的目击者。
    2. A witness was examined by him in a court of law.
      他在法庭上询问一个证人。
    3. He gave witness on behalf of an accused person.
      他为被告作证。
    4. His clothes are a witness to his poverty.
      他的穿着可以证明他穷。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. I witnessed the accident.
      我亲眼目睹了这场事故。
    2. He witnessed a change in her.
      他注意到了她的变化。
    3. The park witnessed a number of duels.
      这个公园发生过许多次决斗。
    4. The 1980s have witnessed increasing unemployment.20
      世纪80年代发生了不断增长的失业现象。
    5. Severe damage witnessed the destructive force of the storm.
      严重的损失表明了这场暴风雨巨大的破坏力。
    S+～+that-clause
    1. None could witness that he was present.
      没有人能证明他在现场。
    2. My wife will witness that I was at home all night.
      我妻子会证明那天我整夜都在家。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. witness的基本意思是“亲眼看见”“目击”某事件的发生,也可表示“作证”“证明”,还有“表示”“说明”的意思。
  2. witness一般用作及物动词,接名词、代词、动名词或that从句作宾语。
look，see，watch，observe，witness
  • 这些动词均有“看”之意。
  • look侧重“看”的动作。
  • see指看见。
  • watch指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。
  • observe侧重以客观的态度进行观察。
  • witness指当场看见，亲眼看见。
    • proof，evidence，witness，testimony
  • 这些名词均有“证据、见证”之意。
  • proof指足以直接证明某事为某事实的依据，侧重作为充分证据所导致的结果。
  • evidence普通用词，在法律上指能起证明作用的，如证明、公证书以及所有的实物东西等。在生活中指任何一样可证明某一件事的真实性的东西。
  • witness指证据或证人，尤指后者，且有亲眼见到之意。
  • testimony指证据、证词，多系法律用语。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    witness to (v.+prep.)
      证明; 表明 prove (sth) by showing it clearlyHer actions witness to her trustworthiness.她的行为证明她是可以信赖的。
    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+～ 形容词+～ 名词+～ 介词+～ ～+介词
    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+名词 ～+介词

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