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高考四级六级考研托福雅思GRE牛津3000核心词汇
BNC词频: #2,473
当代词频: #1,970
中文释义
n. 证人, 目击者, 证据, 证词
vt. 目击, 作证, 证明, 表明
vi. 作证人, 作为证据
英文释义
n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
n. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
n. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
n. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
近义词辨析
这组词都有“看”的意思,其区别是:
- look: 侧看“重”的动作。
- see: 指看见。
- observe: 侧重以客观的态度进行观察。
- watch: 指用眼睛跟随某物,以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。
- witness: 指当场看见,亲眼看见。