ad·duce
verb/əˈdjuːs/
/əˈduːs/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adduce | /əˈdjuːs/ /əˈduːs/ |
| he / she / it adduces | /əˈdjuːsɪz/ /əˈduːsɪz/ |
| past simple adduced | /əˈdjuːst/ /əˈduːst/ |
| past participle adduced | /əˈdjuːst/ /əˈduːst/ |
| -ing form adducing | /əˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /əˈduːsɪŋ/ |
- to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain something or to show that something is true
引证，举出（证据、理由、事实等） - be adduced Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.
有几个因素已被援引来说明出生率降低的原因。 - adduce something The defending lawyer was able to adduce evidence of his client’s innocence.
辩护律师能够举出其委托人无罪的证据。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin adducere, from ad- ‘towards’ + ducere ‘to lead’. - be adduced Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.