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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6413 COCA: 2661

testimony

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
testimony /ˈtɛstəˌmoʊni/ noun
plural testimonies
testimony
/ˈtɛstəˌmoʊni/
noun
plural testimonies
Learner's definition of TESTIMONY
: something that someone says especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth证词;证言
[noncount]
[count]
: proof or evidence that something exists or is true : testament证明+ to
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6413 COCA: 2661

testimony

noun

tes·​ti·​mo·​ny ˈte-stə-ˌmō-nē How to pronounce testimony (audio)
plural testimonies
1
a
: a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
b
: firsthand authentication of a fact : evidence
c
: an outward sign
2
a
: an open acknowledgment
b
: a public profession of religious experience
3
a(1)
: the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law
(2)
: the ark containing the tablets
b
: a divine decree attested in the Scriptures

Example Sentences

The jury heard 10 days of testimony. There were contradictions in her testimony. the personal testimonies of survivors of the war It is testimony to her courage and persistence that she worked for so long in the face of such adversity. The popularity of diet fads is a testimony to the fact that people want a quick fix for their health and weight problems.
Recent Examples on the Web Four of his six convictions were tied directly to Jane and relied largely on her testimony. Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Day three of the trial on Wednesday picks up with Shaun Holland, a former Lewis corrections officer, resuming his testimony. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Jane also said Kelly coached her to deny their involvement during her 2002 testimony during a grand jury. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2022 Now, the ball is in the court of the senators who heard his disturbing testimony. Kara Alaimo, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 His testimony more painted a picture of incompetence at the top and a company with gaping security vulnerabilities. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 But his testimony gave Satz an opening to remind the jury of just how much planning went into the Stoneman Douglas mass shooting. David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 As Sanger continued to question Hudson regarding at-times small discrepancies in her testimony, some of the jurors could reportedly be seen shaking their heads or smiling at each other. Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 Two other witnesses, including Manley's sister Bobby Jo Manley, testified earlier Tuesday, but chose to opt out of having their testimony recorded on video or audio. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English testimonie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testimonium Decalogue, from Latin, evidence, witness, from testis witness — more at testament

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of testimony was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6413 COCA: 2661
testimony

noun¹

1formal statement that sth is true證詞ADJECTIVE | VERB + TESTIMONY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcredible, reliable可信的/可靠的證詞uncorroborated未經證實的證詞false, perjured偽證sworn宣誓證詞oral, written口頭/書面證詞video, videotaped視頻/錄像證詞eyewitness, personal, witness目擊者/個人/證人證言expert專家證言court, trial法庭/庭審證言a transcript of the trial testimony庭審證言的文字記錄public (NAmE) 公開做證congressional, grand jury (both NAmE) 國會/大陪審團做證VERB + TESTIMONYhear聽取證言give, offer, present, provide做證corroborate證實證言Her testimony was corroborated by the other witnesses.她的證言得到了其他證人的證實。undermine推翻證言coerce, compel (both NAmE) 脅迫/迫使做證The government was able to compel his testimony.政府能夠迫使他做證。PREPOSITIONby your testimony根據⋯的證言He had by his own testimony taken part in the burglary.根據他本人的證言,他參與了這起入室盜竊案。in testimony在證言中In testimony before the Crown Court, she described her movements on the day of the murder.在向刑事法庭提供的證言中,她講述了兇殺案案發當日她的行踪。testimony about關於⋯的證言Witnesses were called to give testimony about the effects of smoking.證人被傳喚就吸煙的影響做證。testimony against指證⋯的證言The court heard her testimony against the accused.法庭聽取了她指證被告的證言。testimony before面對⋯提供的證言his testimony before a Senate committee他在一個參議院委員會所做的證言
testimony

noun²

2proof證據ADJECTIVE | VERB + TESTIMONY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEample, clear, eloquent, powerful, remarkable充足的/明顯的/雄辯的/強有力的/顯著的證據VERB + TESTIMONYbear, stand as證明;作為證據offer, provide提供證據PREPOSITIONtestimony to⋯的證據His thick, swollen fingers bore testimony to a lifetime of toil.他粗壯腫脹的手指是一生勞作的見證。

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