witness
witness
noun
as God is my witness (或 God be my witness)
noun
- a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place
目击者；见证人
police are appealing for witnesses to the accident.
警察正在寻求那次事故目击者的帮助。
I was witness to one of the most amazing comebacks in sprinting history.
我目睹了短跑历史上最令人称奇的东山再起。
■a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police
证人
■a person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this
（在文件中签名的）见证人，连署人 - [mass noun]evidence; proof
证据；证言
the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interest.
那个追悼仪式证明了他兴趣之广泛。
■used to refer to confirmation or evidence given by signature, under oath, or otherwise
证词
in witness thereof, the parties sign this document.
以资证明，双方签下了这份文件。
■open profession of one's religious faith through words or actions
（宗教信仰中的）见证（指通过言谈举止公开承认自己的宗教信仰）
he told us of faithful Christian witness by many in his country.
他跟我们说了他国家中的虔诚的基督徒的许多见证。
■(亦作 witness mark)[count noun]a line or remnant of an original surface on a workpiece to show how much material has been removed or the shape of the original outline
证明标志
- [with obj.]see (an event, typically a crime or accident) take place
目击，见证（犯罪、事故等）
staff who witnessed the murder.
目击谋杀事件的员工。
■have knowledge of (an event or change) from personal observation or experience
（通过亲身观察或经历）得知
what we are witnessing is the birth of a dangerously liberal orthodoxy.
我们正目睹危险的有自由主义倾向的正统观念的产生。
■(of a time, place, or other context) be the setting in which (a particular event) takes place
（时间、地点等）看到，目睹，是发生在（时间、地点等）
the 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in the scope of the electronic media.
20世纪80年代，电子传媒得到了空前的发展。
■be present as someone signs (a document) or gives (their signature) to a document and sign it oneself to confirm this
在（文件）上签名作证，连署
the clerk witnessed her signature.
该职员为她的签名作证。
■[in imperative]look at (used to introduce a fact illustrating a preceding statement)
瞧瞧，看看（用于证明前面论述的正确性）
the nuclear family is a vulnerable institution—witness the rates of marital breakdown.
核心家庭是一种脆弱的组织形式——看看婚姻破裂的比率就知道了。 - [no obj.](witness to)give or serve as evidence of; testify to
作证，证明
his writings witness to an inner toughness.
他的笔迹显示出他内心的坚韧。
■(of a person) openly profess one's religious faith in
（人）公开表明自己的宗教信仰
one of the purposes of his coming was to nerve the disciples to witness to Jesus.
他来的目的之一就是为了鼓动门徒们公开表明自己对耶稣的信仰。
as God is my witness (或 God be my witness)
- an invocation of God as confirmation of the truth of a statement
上帝作证，老天作证（用于确认事实）
God be my witness, sir, I didn't!.
老天作证，先生，我没干！。
- (archaic)appeal or refer to someone or something for confirmation or evidence of something
(古)请…作证；传…作证
- Old English witnes (see wit, -ness)
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