a person's will, especially the part relating to personal property 遗嘱,遗言
something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality 证明,证据 growing attendance figures are a testament to the event's popularity. 出席人数的不断增加证明这个活动颇受欢迎。
(in biblical use) a covenant or dispensation (《圣经》用法)(人与上帝间的)圣约 ■(Testament)a division of the Bible (基督教的)圣约书(指《旧约全书》或《新约全书》)。 参见Old Testament, New Testament ■(Testament)a copy of the New Testament 《圣经•新约》
语源
Middle English: from Latin testamentum 'a will' (from testari 'testify'), in Christian Latin also translating Greek diathēkē 'covenant'