testament
/ˈtestəmənt/noun
1
- a person's will, especially the part relating to personal property遗嘱, 遗言。
2
- something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality证明, 证据：
growing attendance figures are a testament to the event's popularity.
出席人数的不断增加证明这个活动颇受欢迎。
3
- (in biblical use) a covenant or dispensation圣经用语（人与上帝间的）圣约。
3.1
Testament
a division of the Bible（基督教的）圣约书（指《旧约全书》或《新约全书》）。参见Old Testament, New Testament.
3.2
Testament
a copy of the New Testament《圣经·新约》。
词源
Middle English: from Latin testamentum 'a will' （from testari 'testify'）， in Christian Latin also translating Greek diathēkē 'covenant'.