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wit.ness LAW5wIt7nEsn [C]a person in a law court who states what they know about a legal case or a particular person（法庭上的）证人Ten witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today.预计10名证人将在今天的审判中作证。The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats.原告的主要证人在收到死亡威胁后得到了警方的保护。At the trial, his teacher, who was called as a character witness (= asked to speak about his student's usual behaviour), said he was a quiet boy who had never been in trouble before.在审判中，被传来作为他品德见证人的老师说，他是一个安静的男孩，以前从未惹过麻烦。An expert witness is a person who is allowed to give their opinion in a law court because of their knowledge or practical experience of a particular subject.专家见证人A psychiatrist was called as an expert witness for the defence.一位精神病专家被传来作为被告的专家见证人。(Br) A witness box/(esp. Am) witness stand is the place in which a person stands in a law court when they are being questioned.证人席He smiled at his parents as he went into the witness box.他走进证人席的时候对他的父母笑了笑。(esp. Am) She was asked to take the witness stand and was then cross-examined by the state attorney.她奉命进入证人席，接受州检查官的盘问。
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