wit,看，-ness,名词后缀。引申词义见证。

1. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.

他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。

2. 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。

3. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.

仅仅根据有争议的目击者证言和供词就定了罪。

4. 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。

5. One eye-witness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction.

一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。