attest
pronunciation
UK [əˈtest]
US [əˈtɛst]
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- vt.
- 宣称…为真实的
- 证明，证实
- 作证
- 使宣誓，使发誓
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- vi.
- 证实
- 证明
Word Origin
attest 证实，证明
前缀at-同ad-. 词根test, 见证，来自PIE *tri-st, *tri同three, 三。st,站。即第三者，见证者，词源同testis, 睾丸，testament，证词。单词test, 测试，同词根terra, 土，见terrestrial, 领土的。原指土制陶罐用来检测贵金属如金，银纯度。字母r,s音变。
Example
- 1. As angell town residents attest , regeneration has helped .
- 正如安吉尔镇居民证明的那样，重建工程发挥了作用。
- 2. As his son , I can attest to the fact that he never changed .
- 作为他儿子，我可以证明他这个从未改变过的事实。
- 3. Falling ill in kazakhstan is often a dreadful experience , as your correspondent can attest .
- 在哈萨克斯坦生病是很可怕的经历，就如记者能证明的一样。
- 4. Hundreds of years of banking history attest to the instability of this " maturity transformation " .
- 数百年的银行业历史证明了这种“期限转换”的不稳定性。
- 5. But everything that glitters is not gold as many high-profile sports , media and tech deals will attest .
- 但发光的不一定是金子许多高调的体育、媒体和技术交易会证明这一点。
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