英:['testəfaɪə]
美:['testəˌfaɪə]
英:['testəfaɪə]
美:['testəˌfaɪə]
verb
intransitive verb
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact (as in a court)
to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief : bear witness
to serve as evidence or proof
to express a personal conviction
transitive verb
to bear witness to : attest
to serve as evidence of : prove
to declare under oath before a tribunal or officially constituted public body
to make known (a personal conviction)
to give evidence of : show
Middle English testifien, from Anglo-French testifier, from Latin testificari, from testis witness
The first known use of testify was in the 14th century
thanenoun
a man in England during the Middle Ages who received lands from the king in return for military service
a lord in Scotland during the Middle Ages
Thainoun
a person born or living in Thailand
the official language of Thailand
-th1 of 2
see -eth entry 1
-th2 of 2adjective suffix
—used to form ordinal numbersfortieth
hundredth
Teutonicnoun
the Germanic languages
Teutonnoun
a member of an ancient probably Germanic or Celtic people
a member of a people speaking a Germanic languageespecially: german sense 1
tether1 of 2noun
a line by which something (as an animal or a balloon) is fastened so as to limit its range
tether2 of 2verb
to fasten or hold with or as if with a tether
felt tethered to my desk
testifyverb
to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief
could testify to the student's devotion to her studies
to make a formal statement of what one swears is true
testified in court
to give outward proof : serve as a sign of
yawns testifying to fatigue
1 It’s the singer — the pleader, the testifier — James Brown.
2 At the exhibition, almost half of the portraits are of testifiers who are showing their names and faces for the first time.
3 He testified that he'd seen two people leave the building on the night of the murder.
4 The committee listened to county election directors and heard from balanced, nonpartisan testifiers.
5 The testifier , after giving his despositioin , was cross - examined.
证人提供了口头证词之后, 受到了 盘问 .
6 Larson said he believed it could still be advanced out of committee, arguing that testifiers at the hearing only represented a vocal minority.
7 “We have had sophisticated cyber-attacks against us for 72 hours straight which we believe was aimed at finding information on our testifiers,” said Shaul.
8 She refused to testify about who had given her the information.
9 These statistics testify that the program is working.
10 "I'd like to put all the senators under oath – not just the testifiers."
11 At the same time, testifiers at a recent hearing by Nebraska state lawmakers offered multiple criticisms of Omaha police.
12 A list of findings from the 10 hearings that involved more than 50 testifiers included a need for better training and uniformity in a state where counties run the nuts and bolts of voting.
13 I was shocked at the terrible suffering of the other testifiers, who came from all around the world.
14 Some testifiers also said they believed the bill violated the sanctity of life, and some doctors said they believed that helping a patient die violated the Hippocratic oath.
15 Although trade issues aren’t a part of the farm bill, many testifiers pointed to the importance of opening up new markets overseas and maintaining existing ones.
16 The caveat raised bipartisan concerns about limits on speech and the possibility that committees might vote against virtual feedback depending on whether lawmakers agree with the hopeful testifier’s opinions.
17 He’s a testifier and a catharsis engine, drawn to brusque, epigrammatic phrases that recall the exhortative cadence of New Orleans brass bands.
18 At the same time, the overall point from the testifiers is valid:
19 “Some testifiers should be average people with horror stories, middle class families worried about the future, and senior citizens. These average people should testify during those periods when we believe more people will be watching.”
20 On the other hand, many a feebleminded testifier has done vastly better than the median of this group.