| 释义 |
ev·i·dence
I. \ˈevədən(t)s also -dən- or -ˌden-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin evidentia, from Latin evident-, evidens evident + -ia -y — more at evident
1.
a. : an outward sign : indication, token
< evidences of prosperity >
< let's have an evidence of good faith >
b. : something that furnishes or tends to furnish proof : means of making proof : medium of proof : proof, testimony
< on every evidence we now have — New York Times >
< on the evidence of many people who have seen such paintings, … their imagery has a very haunting quality — Herbert Read >
specifically : something legally submitted to a competent tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it — see circumstantial evidence
2. : one who bears witness; especially : one who voluntarily confesses a crime and testifies for the prosecution against his accomplices usually in the expectation of lenient treatment — see king's evidence, state's evidence
3. archaic : the state of being evident : clearness
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- in evidence
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to offer or constitute evidence of : prove, display, evince
< initiative is evidenced by willingness to accept responsibility — A.W.McCain >
< certificates evidencing stock ownership — U.S. Code >
< the friendliness she had formerly evidenced to the U.S. — V.G.Heiser >
intransitive verb
archaic : to give evidence
Synonyms: see show |