单词 | provings |
释义 | prove /proov/transitive verb (pap proved or provˈen, see below)
—Also (obs) preve, with pap provˈen surviving as the usual past participle in N America (pronounced /proovˈn/) and becoming more common in Britain (pronounced /proovˈn or prōvˈn/), and retained specif in Scots law (pronounced /prōvˈn/) in the verdict not proven, declaring that the charges in a criminal trial have not been proved ORIGIN: OFr prover (Fr prouver) from L probāre, from probus excellent; perh partly from OE prōfian to assume to be, from L probāre. Fr formerly had two forms of the verb (preuver and prouver), using respectively the vowels developed from the original L o in stressed and unstressed positions, and ME also has two forms, giving preeve, prieve, etc, whence Scot pree, as well as prove proveˈable or provˈable adjective proveˈably or provˈably adverb provˈer noun provˈing noun The action of the verb adjectiveTesting, as in proving ground a place for testing scientifically (also figurative) and proving flight a test flight prove oneself To do something which shows one's ability, courage, loyalty, etc the exception proves the rule Generally held to mean that the finding or making of an exception proves that the rule holds good for all cases that are not exceptions, but held by some to mean that the exception tests the rule, thereby proving its general validity |
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