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testimony

/ˈtɛstɪməni

noun (plural testimonies)

1A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law: the testimony of an eyewitness...

A strong case, according to this view, includes the testimony of an eyewitness.
In his court testimony Mr. Hughes was asked about windows open in the basement.
In his testimony in Court, Aleksiejuk reiterated much of his medical notes and letters.

Synonyms

evidence, sworn statement, attestation, affidavit;

statement, declaration, assertion, affirmation, avowal, protestation;

allegation, submission, claim

technical deposition

rare asseveration

1.1 [mass noun] Evidence or proof of something: his blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain...

Hume does not tell us what conditions would raise the quality of testimony to the level of a proof, although what he says later yields some hints.
Their lack of visibility is testimony to the condition of the former ruling party as an army in retreat from its political responsibilities.
It is testimony to the spirit the coach has engendered in his side that the home team recovered to win the second half and end up just one converted try behind a team that was supposed to win at a canter.

Synonyms

testament, proof, evidence, attestation, witness;

confirmation, verification, corroboration;

demonstration, indication, manifestation

1.2A public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.It is difficult to devise criteria for evaluating religious testimony, but some rules of thumb may be proposed....

Those who take Bayle to be a religious skeptic discount this testimony as dissimulation.
With a declarative force, Garrett Hongo makes a call to witness, a call to public attention and testimony.

1.3 archaic A solemn protest or declaration.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis 'a witness'.

单词	testimony
释义	testimony /ˈtɛstɪməni / noun (plural testimonies) 1A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law: the testimony of an eyewitness... A strong case, according to this view, includes the testimony of an eyewitness. In his court testimony Mr. Hughes was asked about windows open in the basement. In his testimony in Court, Aleksiejuk reiterated much of his medical notes and letters. Synonyms evidence, sworn statement, attestation, affidavit; statement, declaration, assertion, affirmation, avowal, protestation; allegation, submission, claim technical deposition rare asseveration 1.1 [mass noun] Evidence or proof of something: his blackened finger was testimony to* the fact that he had played in pain... Hume does not tell us what conditions would raise the quality of testimony to the level of a proof, although what he says later yields some hints. Their lack of visibility is testimony to the condition of the former ruling party as an army in retreat from its political responsibilities. It is testimony to the spirit the coach has engendered in his side that the home team recovered to win the second half and end up just one converted try behind a team that was supposed to win at a canter. Synonyms testament, proof, evidence, attestation, witness; confirmation, verification, corroboration; demonstration, indication, manifestation 1.2A public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.It is difficult to devise criteria for evaluating religious testimony, but some rules of thumb may be proposed.... Those who take Bayle to be a religious skeptic discount this testimony as dissimulation. With a declarative force, Garrett Hongo makes a call to witness, a call to public attention and testimony. 1.3 archaic* A solemn protest or declaration. Origin Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis 'a witness'.
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