testimony 音标拼音: [t'ɛstəm
, oni]
n . 证言,证据,声明
证言,证据,声明
testimony n 1 :
a solemn statement made under oath 2 :
an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact ;
"
according to his own testimony he can '
t do it "
3 :
something that serves as evidence ; "
his effort was testimony to his devotion " [
synonym : {
testimony }, {
testimonial }]
Testimony \
Tes "
ti *
mo *
ny \,
n .;
pl . {
Testimonies }. [
L .
testimonium ,
from testis a witness :
cf .
OF .
testimoine ,
testemoine ,
testimonie .
See {
Testify }.]
1 .
A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact .
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Note :
Such declaration ,
in judicial proceedings ,
may be verbal or written ,
but must be under oath or affirmation .
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2 .
Affirmation ;
declaration ;
as ,
these doctrines are supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers ;
the belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human testimony ,
or the testimony of historians .
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3 .
Open attestation ;
profession .
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[
Thou ]
for the testimony of truth ,
hast borne Universal reproach . --
Milton .
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4 .
Witness ;
evidence ;
proof of some fact .
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When ye depart thence ,
shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them . --
Mark vi .
11 .
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5 . (
Jewish Antiq .)
The two tables of the law .
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Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee . --
Ex .
xxv .
16 .
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6 .
Hence ,
the whole divine revelation ;
the sacre ?
Scriptures .
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The testimony of the Lord is sure ,
making wise the simple . --
Ps .
xix .
7 .
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Syn :
Proof ;
evidence ;
attestation ;
witness ;
affirmation ;
confirmation ;
averment .
Usage : {
Testimony }, {
Proof }, {
Evidence }.
Proof is the most familiar ,
and is used more frequently (
though not exclusively )
of facts and things which occur in the ordinary concerns of life .
Evidence is a word of more dignity ,
and is more generally applied to that which is moral or intellectual ;
as ,
the evidences of Christianity ,
etc .
Testimony is what is deposed to by a witness on oath or affirmation .
When used figuratively or in a wider sense ,
the word testimony has still a reference to some living agent as its author ,
as when we speak of the testimony of conscience ,
or of doing a thing in testimony of our affection ,
etc .
Testimony refers rather to the thing declared ,
evidence to its value or effect . "
To conform our language more to common use ,
we ought to divide arguments into demonstrations ,
proofs ,
and probabilities ;
ba proofs ,
meaning such arguments from experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition ."
--
Hume . "
The evidence of sense is the first and highest kind of evidence of which human nature is capable ." --
Bp .
Wilkins . "
The proof of everything must be by the testimony of such as the parties produce ."
--
Spenser .
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Testimony \
Tes "
ti *
mo *
ny \,
v .
t .
To witness ;
to attest ;
to prove by testimony . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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47 Moby Thesaurus words for "
testimony ":
admission ,
affidavit ,
affirmation ,
allegation ,
argument ,
assertion ,
asseveration ,
attest ,
attestation ,
authentication ,
averment ,
avouchment ,
avowal ,
certification ,
claim ,
compurgation ,
confirmation ,
corroboration ,
declaration ,
demonstration ,
deposition ,
disclosure ,
documentation ,
evidence ,
illustration ,
information ,
instrument in proof ,
legal evidence ,
notarized statement ,
profession ,
proof ,
statement ,
statement under oath ,
substantiation ,
summation ,
summing up ,
swearing ,
sworn evidence ,
sworn statement ,
sworn testimony ,
testament ,
testimonial ,
testimonium ,
verification ,
vouching ,
witness ,
word
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