testimony
/ˈtestɪmənɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
1- a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law证据; 证明; 证词。
1.1
- mass noun evidence or proof provided by the existence or appearance of something表明, 说明:
his blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain.
他发黑的手指说明他忍痛进行了比赛。
1.2
- a public recounting of a religious conversion or experience(宗教皈依或经历的)公开表白。
1.3
- archaic a solemn protest or declaration〈古〉抗议, 声明。
词源
Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis 'a witness'.