attest
英 [əˈtest]
美 [əˈtest]
将“attest”拆分为“at”和“test”,想象自己在对某个事实或真相进行“测试”或“检验”(test),以证明其真实性,从而记忆“attest”意为“证明”或“证实”。
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attest: see testament
- attest (v.)
- 1590s, from Middle French attester (Old French atester, 13c.) "affirm, attest," from Latin attestari "confirm," literally "bear witness to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + testari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Attested; attesting.
- 1. I can personally attest that the cold and flu season is here.
- 感冒和流感季节来了,对此我有切身体会。
- 2. Police records attest to his long history of violence.
- 警方记录证明他有长期从事暴力活动的前科。
- 3. Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.
- 当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。
- 4. I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement.
- 我可以证实他的话是千真万确的.
- 5. These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.
- 这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟.