英语词汇“witness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wit·ness

(wĭtnĭs)

1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident.

2. Law

a. One who is called on to testify before a court.

b. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.

c. One who signs one's name to a document for the purpose of attesting to its authenticity.

a. Attestation to a fact, statement, or event; testimony: She bears witness to these events in her letters.

b. Something that serves as evidence; a sign: The parody of the poem is a witness to the poem's popularity.

a. One who publicly affirms religious faith.

b. Witness A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

v. wit·nessed, wit·ness·ing, wit·ness·es

v.tr.

1. To see or know by personal experience: witness a robbery; witness the birth of a new nation.

a. To provide or serve as evidence of: The child's laughter witnessed her delight.

b. To consider as an example. Often used in the imperative: Even a widespread species can go extinct. Witness the passenger pigeon.

3. To testify to; bear witness of: The diary witnesses the difficult living conditions of the time.

4. To be the setting or site of: This old auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies.

5. To attest to the legality or authenticity of (a document) by signing one's name.

v.intr.

1. To furnish or serve as evidence: The fine buildings witness to the town's prosperity.

2. To testify to one's religious beliefs: "As they witnessed to their faith they brought others to believe" (Leon Morris).

[Middle English, from Old English, from wit, knowledge; see WIT¹.]

witness·er n.

单词	witness
释义	wit·ness (wĭtnĭs) n. 1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident. 2. Law a. One who is called on to testify before a court. b. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place. c. One who signs one's name to a document for the purpose of attesting to its authenticity. 3. a. Attestation to a fact, statement, or event; testimony: She bears witness to these events in her letters. b. Something that serves as evidence; a sign: The parody of the poem is a witness to the poem's popularity. 4. a. One who publicly affirms religious faith. b. Witness A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. v. wit·nessed, wit·ness·ing, wit·ness·es v.tr. 1. To see or know by personal experience: witness a robbery; witness the birth of a new nation. 2. a. To provide or serve as evidence of: The child's laughter witnessed her delight. b. To consider as an example. Often used in the imperative: Even a widespread species can go extinct. Witness the passenger pigeon. 3. To testify to; bear witness of: The diary witnesses the difficult living conditions of the time. 4. To be the setting or site of: This old auditorium has witnessed many ceremonies. 5. To attest to the legality or authenticity of (a document) by signing one's name. v.intr. 1. To furnish or serve as evidence: The fine buildings witness to the town's prosperity. 2. To testify to one's religious beliefs: "As they witnessed to their faith they brought others to believe" (Leon Morris). [Middle English, from Old English, from wit, knowledge; see WIT¹.] witness·er n.
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