witness

英 [ˈwɪtnəs]

美 [ˈwɪtnəs]

n.  目击者; 见证人; 证人; 连署人
v.  当场看到，目击(尤指罪行或事故); 是发生…的地点(或时间、组织等); 见证; (为正式文件的签署)作证，连署

复数：witnesses　过去分词：witnessed　过去式：witnessed　现在分词：witnessing　第三人称单数：witnesses　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2473 / COCA.1970

同义词辨析

proofevidencetestimonywitness【导航词义：证据，见证】

习惯用语

n.

be (a) witness to sth
• 目击，看见（某事发生）
  to see sth take place
• He has been witness to a terrible murder.
  他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。
• 证明…真实；为…提供证据
  to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth
• His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
  他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。
bear/give witness (to sth)
• 为…作证；证明
  to provide evidence of the truth of sth

牛津词典

noun

目睹者 person who sees sth
• 目击者；见证人
  a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people
  1. Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
     警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。
  2. a witness to the killing
     杀人案的目击证人
法庭上 in court
• 证人
  a person who gives evidence in court
  1. a defence/prosecution witness
     被告的 / 控方的证人
  2. to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution
     出庭为被告 / 控方作证
签名 of signature
• 见证人；连署人
  a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen
  1. He was one of the witnesses at our wedding.
     他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。
宗教信仰 of religious beliefs
• 见证（以言行证实信仰）
  evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public

verb

看到 see sth
• 当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）
  to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident)
  1. She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
     她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。
  2. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
     警方呼吁凡是目击这一事件的人与他们联系。
  3. We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
     我们现在看到暴力犯罪空前增多。
时间；地点 of time/place
• 是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证
  to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place
  1. Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
     近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。
  2. The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.
     零售业的销售额在急剧下降。
签署 signature
• （为正式文件的签署）作证，连署
  to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen
  1. to witness a signature
     为签字作连署
迹象；证据 be sign/proof
• 是…的迹象；为…的证据
  to be a sign or proof of sth
  1. There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies.
     从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。
  2. The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.
     从展览会参观人数之巨大可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。
• （摆证据）就是证据，看…就知道
  used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said
  1. Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy─witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.
     正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。
宗教信仰 to religious beliefs
• （为宗教信仰）做见证
  to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 见证人;目击者
  Awitness toan event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it.
  1. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster...
     空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。
  2. No witnesses have come forward.
     没有目击证人站出来。
• VERB 目击;目睹
  If youwitnesssomething, you see it happen.
  1. Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police...
     目睹这次袭击的人都应向警方报告。
  2. It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed.
     这是我所见过的最速成的游泳课。
• N-COUNT (出庭的)证人
  Awitnessis someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event.
  1. In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.
     接下来的三四天里，将传唤11名证人出庭作证。
• 见证人;连署人
  Awitnessis someone who writes their name on a document that you have signed, to confirm that it really is your signature.
• VERB 为(文件的签署)作证;连署
  If someonewitnessesyour signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature.
  1. Ask a friend to witness your signature.
     请一位朋友给你的签名作证。
• VERB 见证，经历(事件、变化等)
  If you say that a place, period of time, or personwitnesseda particular event or change, you mean that it happened in that place, during that period of time, or while that person was alive.
  1. India has witnessed many political changes in recent years...
     印度近年来经历了很多政治变动。
  2. The year 1886 witnessed the first extended translation into English of the writings of Eliphas Levi...
     1886年，埃利法斯·莱维的作品第一次有了长篇英译本。
  3. At present, we are witnessing another building boom.
     当前，我们又一次处于建筑繁荣期。
• VERB 以…为证;…便是明证
  You usewitnessto introduce an example of what you have just been talking about.
  1. Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession.
     美国人是个慷慨的民族：即使是在经济萧条时期，慈善捐赠也在不断增加，这便是明证。
• PHRASE 是…的见证人;是…的目击者
  If youare witness tosomething, you see it happen.
  1. Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence.
     孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件,其数量之多令人不安。
• PHRASE 证明;为…作证
  If a person or thingbears witness tosomething, they show or say that it exists or happened.
  1. Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China...
     这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。
  2. Many veterans believe it is their job to bear witness to the horrors of war that they personally experienced.
     很多老兵认为他们有职责为他们亲身经历的战争的恐怖作证。

英英释义

noun

• testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
• a close observer
  1. the spectators applauded the performance
  2. television viewers
  3. sky watchers discovered a new star
  Synonym:spectatorviewerwatcherlooker
• someone who sees an event and reports what happened
  Synonym:witnesserinformant
• (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
  Synonym:attestantattestorattestator
• (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

verb

• be a witness to
  1. She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court
• perceive or be contemporaneous with
  1. We found Republicans winning the offices
  2. You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
  3. The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
  4. I want to see results
  Synonym:findsee

双语例句

• He was summoned as a witness.
  他被传唤出庭作证。
• Many veterans believe it is their job to bear witness to the horrors of war that they personally experienced.
  很多老兵认为他们有职责为他们亲身经历的战争的恐怖作证。
• The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined
  昨天一名证人接受盘问时，法官好像在打盹。
• He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death
  他没有亲眼目睹她被处决，但他和其他人对她的死都难脱干系。
• Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession.
  美国人是个慷慨的民族：即使是在经济萧条时期，慈善捐赠也在不断增加，这便是明证。
• Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China
  这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。
• At present, we are witnessing another building boom.
  当前，我们又一次处于建筑繁荣期。
• Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster
  空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。
• We have a witness who would swear to it in a court of law.
  我们有一位证人愿意在法庭上宣誓作证。
• The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
  原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。