witness
/ˈwɪtnəs/
n. / v.
一句话记住
目击者;证人;目击;见证
释义与例句
n.
目击者;证人
a person who sees an event happen, especially a crime or accident, or who gives evidence in a court of law
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Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident.
警方正在呼吁事故目击者提供线索。
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The witness described what she had seen outside the shop.
证人描述了自己在商店外看到的情况。
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He appeared in court as a witness for the defence.
他作为辩方证人出庭。
v.
目击;见证
to see an event happen, or to experience an important change or event
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Several people witnessed the collision at the junction.
有几个人目击了路口的撞车事故。
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She witnessed a historic moment in the country's development.
她见证了该国发展中的一个历史性时刻。
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The city has witnessed rapid change over the past decade.
过去十年里,这座城市经历了迅速的变化。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
witness 可指“证人”或“目击、见证”;testimony 指证人给出的“证词”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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eyewitness 目击者;亲眼见证者由 eye 与 witness 构成的复合名词,强调亲眼看见事件的人,常用于新闻报道。
同义词
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observer 观察者;观察员witness 强调亲眼看见某事件,常可在法庭作证;observer 强调有意识观察,未必目睹犯罪或事故。An independent observer monitored the election process. 一名独立观察员监督了选举过程。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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testimony 证词;证言witness 是目击者或证人;testimony 是证人在法庭上正式提供的证词,也可指对某事的证明。The witness gave detailed testimony in court. 证人在法庭上提供了详细证词。
常见搭配
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eyewitness account 目击者的叙述The report includes an eyewitness account of the rescue. 这篇报道包含了一名目击者对救援过程的叙述。
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witness an accident 目击事故Anyone who witnessed the accident should contact the police. 任何目击这起事故的人都应联系警方。
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call a witness 传召证人The defence plans to call a witness who saw the incident. 辩方计划传召一名目击该事件的证人。