一、詳細(xì)釋義：


v.

作證，證明 [I,T]


例句：

His refusal to testify cost him a month in jail

他拒不作證因而被監(jiān)禁一個(gè)月。


例句：

Two witnesses will testify against her and three will testify on her behalf.

兩位證人將作不利于她的證明，三位將作有利于她的證明。


證明，證實(shí) [I,T]


例句：

I can testify to the marvellous effect of this medicine.

我可以證明這種藥的特效。


例句：

Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.

最近幾次發(fā)掘證實(shí)了亞瑟王時(shí)期這座山上有農(nóng)耕人口居住過(guò)。


二、詞義辨析：


assert,affirm,allege,maintain,testify,claim

這些動(dòng)詞均含有“斷言，聲稱(chēng)”之意。 assert主觀意味強(qiáng)，指自認(rèn)為某事就是如此，而不管事實(shí)如何。 affirm側(cè)重在作出斷言時(shí)表現(xiàn)出的堅(jiān)定與不可動(dòng)搖的態(tài)度。 allege多指無(wú)真憑實(shí)據(jù)，不提供證據(jù)的斷言或宣稱(chēng)。 maintain與assert近義，但前者指堅(jiān)決維護(hù)某種主張或觀點(diǎn)。 testify多指在法庭作證，莊嚴(yán)地宣稱(chēng)自己所說(shuō)屬實(shí)。 claim可與assert換用，但語(yǔ)氣弱一些，側(cè)重指行為自己的權(quán)利提出要求他人承認(rèn)。


三、參考例句：


His friends will testify for him.

他的朋友們將為他作證。


I can testify to his honesty.

我可以證明他的誠(chéng)實(shí)。


Two witnesses will testify against her and three will testify on her behalf.

兩位證人將作不利于她的證明，三位將作有利于她的證明。


They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality.

這些事情證明了他非凡的人格魅力。


The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.

指紋專(zhuān)家應(yīng)邀出庭作證。


He offered to testify in favour of the accused.

他主動(dòng)出庭作對(duì)被告有利的證詞。


He offered to testify in favor of the accused.

他主動(dòng)出庭作對(duì)被告有利的證詞。


I can testify to the marvellous effect of this medicine.

我可以證明這種藥的特效。


I can testify to this mans veracity and good character.

我可以作證，此人誠(chéng)實(shí)可靠，品德良好。


I can?testify?to the marvellous effect of this medicine.

我可以證明這種藥的特效。