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单词 testimony
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testimony
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/ˈtes.tɪ.mən.i/us
/ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni/
(anexampleof)spokenor writtenstatementsthat something istrue,especiallythose given in alawcourt:
（尤指法庭上的）证词，证言
Somedoubtshave beenexpressedabout his testimony.有人对他的证词提出了一些质疑。
be (a) testimony tosomething
to beclearproofof something:
清楚地证明
Thereportsare testimony to the manyhoursofresearchcompletedby thiscommittee.这些报告充分表明该委员会花了很多时间进行研究。
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(Definition oftestimonyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

testimony| American Dictionary

testimony
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈtes·təˌmoʊ·ni/
aspokenor writtenstatementthat something istrue,esp. one given in acourtoflaw, or theactof giving such astatement:
[U]Thevalueoftheirtestimony isquestionable.
(Definition oftestimonyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

testimony| Business English

testimony
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈtestɪməni/us
pluraltestimonies
aformalstatementabout something,especiallyone given in acourtoflaw:
to give/present/providetestimony
Thecourtheardtwodaysof testimony fromenvironmentalexperts,activists, andlawyers.
Employees' testimonies couldprovecrucialfor Gonzales, who isstrugglingtoholdon to hisjob.
proofthat somethingexistsor istrue:
be (a) testimony to sthOuradvancein thefaceofrelentlesscompetitionis a testimony to thecommitmentofourmarketingdivision.
Compare
testament
testimonial
(Definition oftestimonyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftestimony

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Admittedly, due allowance should be made for exaggeration, and verbal testimonies should therefore be measured against such contemporary structures as are still standing.
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We attempted to overcome these difficulties by comparing conflicting traditions from neighbouring chiefdoms, and also by collecting testimonies from various social categories.
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One must translate the symbolic imagery of these testimonies into a form useful to twenty-first-century historians.
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We have selected only seven testimonies due to space constraints.
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Their testimonies provide an instructive contrast to those of their children.
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We have heard testimonies by escapees of attempts of falsification of official documentation.
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Which is why the neighbours' testimonies are given lots of space.
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The statistics of admissions in the government hospitals appear to confirm such testimonies.
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The dangers in letting spirit testimonies transit the space of experiment were twofold.
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In this study oral testimonies will be compared with written records.
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However, a close analysis and comparison of the approver testimonies and depositions from the 1810s and the 1830s reveal that there are very few differences.
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After all, there is an extensive collection of survivors' memoirs and testimonies, in which we can hear the voice of the victims themselves.
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They heaped upon each other testimonies of their favor and extraordinary gifts.
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Less numerous were the testimonies on students' enhanced musical skills.
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The remaining testimonies address the model as a whole.
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Collocationswithtestimony

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conflicting testimony
Charges often collapsed for lack of evidence or because ofconflictingtestimony.
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eloquent testimony
Massenet's use of that motif, the second of two associated with the supernatural, iseloquenttestimonyof his strategy.
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expert testimony
The growing discontent with scientificexperttestimonyprovided ample ground for these anxieties.
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