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单词 attest
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at·test

verb
/əˈtest/
/əˈtest/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they attest
/əˈtest/
/əˈtest/
he / she / it attests
/əˈtests/
/əˈtests/
past simple attested
/əˈtestɪd/
/əˈtestɪd/
past participle attested
/əˈtestɪd/
/əˈtestɪd/
-ing form attesting
/əˈtestɪŋ/
/əˈtestɪŋ/
  1. [intransitive, transitive] to show or prove that something is true证实;是…的证据 synonym bear/give witness
    • attest to something Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。
    • attest (that…) Documents attest that there was a school attached to the abbey from 1125.文件证明,自 1125 年起,修道院就设有一所附属学校。
    • She is, as countless stories about her attest, deeply religious.正如无数关于她的故事所证明的那样,她是一位虔诚的宗教徒。
    • attest something Both public documents and private testimonies attest this fact.公开文件和私人证词都证明了这一事实。
  2. [transitive] to state that you believe that something is true or what somebody claims it is, for example in court作证,证明(如在法庭上)
    • attest something to attest a will就遗嘱作见证
    • The signature was attested by two witnesses.这个签名有两名见证人。
    • attest that… I can attest that this treatment really works.我可以证明这种治疗确实有效。
  3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French attester, from Latin attestari, from ad- ‘to’ + testari ‘to witness’ (from testis ‘a witness’).
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