witness
- IPA[ˈwɪtnɪs]
英式
- a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place；a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police
- see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen；be present as someone signs (a document) or gives (their signature) to a document and sign it oneself to confirm this
verb: witness, 3rd person present: witnesses, gerund or present participle: witnessing, past tense: witnessed, past participle: witnessed
noun: witness, plural noun: witnesses
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名詞
- 1. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place police are appealing for witnesses to the accident I was witness to one of the most amazing comebacks in sprinting history 同義詞
- ▪ a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police a key witness at the trial oral evidence set down in witness statements 同義詞
- ▪ a person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this a deed signed in the presence of a witness
- 2. evidence; proof the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interests 同義詞
- ▪ used to refer to confirmation or evidence given by signature or under oath in witness thereof, the parties sign this document
- ▪ open profession of one's religious faith through words or actions they will be able to give witness of their faith and confidence in God
- 3. a line or remnant of an original surface on a workpiece to show how much material has been removed or the shape of the original outline.
動詞
- 1. see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen staff who witnessed the murder 同義詞
- ▪ be present as someone signs (a document) or gives (their signature) to a document and sign it oneself to confirm this the clerk witnessed her signature 同義詞
- 2. have knowledge of (a development) from observation or experience what we are witnessing is the birth of a new political entity
- ▪ be the place, period, or setting in which (an event or development) takes place the 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in the scope of the electronic media
- ▪ be a sign or proof of (something); serve as evidence the mid-1980s saw an intensification of interest in community care, as witnessed by the publication of four major reports his writings witness to an inner toughness 同義詞
- ▪ used to introduce an example that proves a preceding statement the nuclear family is a vulnerable institution—witness the rates of marital breakdown
- 3. openly profess one's religious faith one of the purposes of his coming was to nerve the disciples to witness to Jesus
- a person whose level of specialized knowledge or skill in a particular field qualifies them to ... she was hired as an expert witness because she had assisted in more than 100 similar surgical procedures
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- the unlawful act of trying to make someone change their evidence or not give evidence in a ... he has been charged with two counts of witness tampering
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- a person who attests to another's moral conduct and good reputation in a court of law.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the place in a court where a witness stands to give evidence.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the unlawful act of trying to make someone change their evidence or not give evidence in a ... he has been charged with two counts of witness tampering
Oxford American Dictionary
- a witness who is antagonistic to the party calling them and, being unwilling to tell the truth, ...
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- a witness whose evidence is likely to be sufficiently important to influence the outcome of a trial.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in ... she was hired as an expert witness because she had assisted in more than 100 similar surgical procedures
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- IPA[ˈwitnəs]
美式
- a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place: police are appealing for witnesses to the accident I was witness to one of the most amazing comebacks in sprinting history
- see (an event, typically a crime or accident) take place: a bartender who witnessed the murder
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