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/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to show or prove that something is true
证实；是…的证据 - 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。
- attest to something Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.
- [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。
- attest something to attest a will
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French attester, from Latin attestari, from ad- ‘to’ + testari ‘to witness’ (from testis ‘a witness’).