testify
vt. 证明，证实；作证
vi. 作证；证明
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；
变形
过去式：testified过去分词：testified现在分词：testifying第三人称单数：testifies
双语释义
v.(动词)vt. & vi. 为…作证,证明 serve as evidence of; bear witness to; give evidence of
英英释义
testify[ 'testifai ]
v.
give testimony in a court of law
同义词：attesttake the standbear witness
provide evidence for
同义词：bear witnessproveevidenceshow
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词
testify abundantly充分地证明
testify emphatically着重证明
testify falsely为…作伪证
testify flatteringly讨好地证明
testify personally个人地证明
testify sincerely为…真诚地作证
testify solemnly郑重地证明
～+介词
testify against作对…不利的证人〔词〕
testify before出庭作证
testify for为…作证
testify on behalf of sb为某人作证
testify to证明…
词组短语
testify against作对…不利的证明
同近义词辨析
certify, demonstrate, prove, testify, establish这组词都有“证明、证实”的意思，其区别是：
certify较正式用词，多指有签字盖章的、合符法律程序的书面证明。
demonstrate指通过推理、辩论、实验或以实例来证明事物的正确与否。常用于理论、学说、定律等的证明上。
prove普通用词，指通过某种手段或方式提供证据以证实或证明某事物真实与否，某结论正确与否等情况。
testify较正式用词，既指出庭作证，提供证据，又指为某人或某事的是否真实提供证据或证明。
establish指证实事实或理论的真实性与正确性，使其能长期存在或为人们所接受。
certify, testify, verify, rectify这是一组形近易混词。
certifyv.证明，声称是真的。
He certified it was his wife's handwriting.他证明那是他妻子的手迹。
testify v. (在法庭上)宣誓作证；表明。
He is the only person who can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.由于其他的证人已经被神秘地杀害，他成为这件案例中唯一可以作证的人。
verify v. (用事实)证实或核实。
I verified the store's address by calling to check it.我打电话询问，以核实商店的地址。
rectifyv.改正，纠正；整顿。
He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording.他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错。
allege, testify, affirm, maintain, assert, claim这组词都有“断言，声称”的意思，其区别是：
allege多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。
testify多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。
affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。
maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。
assert主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。
claim可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
He testified that he had not seen the accident.
他作证说他没有看见那次事故。
He agreed to testify on behalf of the accused man.
他同意为被告作证。
Her actions testify to her good character.
她的行为证明了她的人品是好的。
All kinds of human experience testify to the close link between love and fear.
人类的种种经验都证明了爱与怕之间的紧密联系。
I testify on oath that I have not noticed the accident.
我发誓声明我没有注意到这场事故。
权威例句
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testify (v.)
late 14c., "give legal testimony, affirm the truth of, bear witness to;" of things, c. 1400, "serve as evidence of," from Anglo-French testifier, from Latin testificari "bear witness, show, demonstrate," also "call to witness," from testis "a witness" (see testament) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Biblical sense of "openly profess one's faith and devotion" is attested from 1520s. Related: Testified; testifying; testification.
1. Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully.
菲尔斯承诺毫无保留地、如实地作证。
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2. He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.
他被传唤出庭在大陪审团前作证。
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3. She was held in contempt for refusing to testify.
她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。
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4. There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
有几名证人愿意为被告作证。
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5. She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.
她拒绝作证，除非取消她的谋杀指控。
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6. In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.
在随后的三四天里，11名证人将传唤来作证。
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7. Too many young people are unable to write or spell well, as employers will testify.
写作或拼写不好的年轻人太多了，这一点雇主都会证明。
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8. Several researchers write, speak and testify quite a lot on the threat posed by violence in the media.
几位研究人员就媒体暴力所造成的威胁进行了大量的写作、发言和证实。
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9. Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking.
任何一个尼古丁成瘾的老烟民都能作证，花哨的包装对是否继续吸烟的决定没有任何影响。
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10. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings and testify to the amazing specialization in medieval arts, crafts and functions.
其他成百上千的词在含义上更加模糊，证明了中世纪艺术、工艺和功能的惊人专业化。
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11. Anyone who has toiled through SAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters, whether it's knowing when to guess or what questions to skip.
任何一个曾经辛苦地经历过SAT考试的人都可以证实，应试技巧也很重要，即是否知道什么时候该猜测答案或者什么样的问题该跳过去。
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12. "I can testify to the huge effort that government agencies and other organisations have put into trying to understand the ecological values of this vast area," he says.
“我可以证明，政府机构和其他组织为了解这片广阔地区的生态价值付出了巨大努力。”他说。
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13. As recent graduates can testify, the job market isn't kind to candidates who can't demonstrate genuine competence, along with a well-cultivated willingness to work hard.
最近的毕业生可以证明，求职市场对不能表现出真正能力以及良好的努力工作意愿的求职者并不友好。
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14. She refused to testify against her husband.
她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。
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15. He made a deal to testify against the others and wasn't charged.
他达成了协议出庭指证别人，因而未获指控。
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16. More grandparents would testify that they had to pay for their grandchild's expensive college education.
更多的祖父母会作证说，他们必须为孙辈支付昂贵的大学教育费用。
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17. His friends will testify for him.
他的朋友们将为他作证。
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18. Yes, he could testify if need be.
是的，如果有需要的话，他可以作证。
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19. Murray did not testify at the trial.
默里没有在审判中证实。
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20. They get up and testify.
她们起而作证。
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21. So he was too busy to go to Washington and testify.
所以他太忙了，无法去往华盛顿作证。
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22. Murray, 58, did not testify at the Los Angeles trial.
58岁的穆雷在洛杉矶审讯室还未被正式宣判。
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23. She even traveled to Washington to testify before Congress.
她甚至远赴华盛顿，在国会作证。
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24. Inspector General Barofsky is to testify before Congress on Thursday.
总调查员巴罗夫·斯基将于星期四在国会作证。
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25. Q: US Treasury Secretary Geithner will testify later today in the Congress.
问：美国财长盖特纳今天晚些时候将在国会作证。
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26. Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the LORD and his anointed.
我在这里，你们要在耶和华和他的受膏者面前给我作见证。
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27. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner.
你不要以给我们的主作见证为耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的为耻。
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28. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner.
你不要以给我们的主作见证为耻，也不要以我这为主被囚的为耻。
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