testify
/ˈtestɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)no obj.
1- give evidence as a witness in a law court作证：
he testified against his own commander
他做了不利于自己指挥官的证明
with clause he testified that he had supplied Barry with crack.他作证说他为巴里提供了可卡因。
1.1
- serve as evidence or proof of something's existing or being the case证明：
the bleak lines testify to inner torment.
凄凉的皱纹表明了内心所受的折磨。
派生词
testifier
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin testificari, from testis 'a witness'.