late 14c., "give legal testimony, affirm the truth of, bear witness to;" of things, c. 1400, "serve as evidence of," from Anglo-French testifier, from Latin testificari "bear witness, show, demonstrate," also "call to witness," from testis "a witness" (see testament) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Biblical sense of "openly profess one's faith and devotion" is attested from 1520s. Related: Testified; testifying; testification.
权威例句
1. They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality.
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
2. She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.
除非撤销对她的谋杀指控,否则她拒绝作证。
3. Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully.
菲耶尔承诺所作证词将毫无保留且句句属实。
4. She refused to testify against her husband.
她拒绝出庭作证指控丈夫。
5. I can testify to this man's veracity and good character.
我可以作证,此人诚实可靠,品德良好.
词语辨析
【certify, testify, verify, rectify】
这是一组形近易混词。
certify: v.证明,声称是真的。
• He certified it was his wife's handwriting. 他证明那是他妻子的手迹。
testify: v. (在法庭上)宣誓作证;表明。
• He is the only person who can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously. 由于其他的证人已经被神秘地杀害,他成为这件案例中唯一可以作证的人。
verify: v. (用事实)证实或核实。
• I verified the store's address by calling to check it. 我打电话询问,以核实商店的地址。
rectify: v.改正,纠正;整顿。
• He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording. 他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错。