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 v. [~ + object]

to see, hear, or know by personal presence and experience:to witness a crime.
to be present at and show this by writing one's signature:He witnessed her will.

a person who has witnessed something, esp. one who is able to declare what has taken place:[countable]a witness to the accident.
[countable] a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law.
something serving as evidence:[uncountable]His lined, gray face is witness to his suffering.

wit•ness v.t.

to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception:to witness an accident.
to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.:She witnessed our wedding.
to bear witness to;
testify to;
give or afford evidence of.
to attest by one's signature:He witnessed her will.

v.i.

to bear witness;
testify;
give or afford evidence.

an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing;
a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness.
a person or thing that affords evidence.
a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law.
a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution.
testimony or evidence:to bear witness to her suffering.
(cap.) a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

bef. 950; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English witnes origin, originally, knowledge, understanding; see wit¹, -ness; (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal

wit′ness•a•ble, adj.
wit′ness•er, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perceive, watch, mark, notice, note. See observe.
10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proof, confirmation, substantiation.

witness /ˈwɪtnɪs/ n

a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event
a person or thing giving or serving as evidence
a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his own knowledge
a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc, by adding his own signature
bear witness ⇒ to give written or oral testimony
to be evidence or proof of
Related adjective(s): testimonial

(transitive) to see, be present at, or know at first hand
to give or serve as evidence (of)
(transitive) to be the scene or setting of: this field has witnessed a battle
(intransitive) to testify, esp in a court of law, to events within a person's own knowledge
(transitive) to attest to the genuineness of (a document, signature, etc) by adding one's own signature

Etymology: Old English witnes (meaning both testimony and witness), from witan to know, wit² + -ness; related to Old Norse vitni

ˈwitnessable adj ˈwitnesser n

单词	witness
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wit•ness /ˈwɪtnɪs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to see, hear, or know by personal presence and experience:to witness a crime. to be present at and show this by writing one's signature:He witnessed her will. n. a person who has witnessed something, esp. one who is able to declare what has taken place:[countable]a witness to the accident. [countable] a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law. something serving as evidence:[uncountable]His lined, gray face is witness to his suffering. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wit•ness (wit′nis),USA pronunciation v.t. to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception:to witness an accident. to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.:She witnessed our wedding. to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of. to attest by one's signature:He witnessed her will. v.i. to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence. n. an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness. a person or thing that affords evidence. a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law. a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution. testimony or evidence:to bear witness to her suffering. (cap.) a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. bef. 950; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English witnes origin, originally, knowledge, understanding; see wit¹, -ness; (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal wit′ness•a•ble, adj. wit′ness•er, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perceive, watch, mark, notice, note. See observe. 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proof, confirmation, substantiation. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: witness /ˈwɪtnɪs/ n a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event a person or thing giving or serving as evidence a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his own knowledge a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc, by adding his own signature bear witness ⇒ to give written or oral testimony to be evidence or proof of Related adjective(s): testimonial vb (transitive) to see, be present at, or know at first hand to give or serve as evidence (of) (transitive) to be the scene or setting of: this field has witnessed a battle (intransitive) to testify, esp in a court of law, to events within a person's own knowledge (transitive) to attest to the genuineness of (a document, signature, etc) by adding one's own signature Etymology: Old English witnes (meaning both testimony and witness), from witan to know, wit² + -ness; related to Old Norse vitni ˈwitnessable adj ˈwitnesser n
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