• vt. 證明；證實(shí)；為…作證
• vi. 證明；作證

前綴at-同ad-. 詞根test, 見(jiàn)證，來(lái)自PIE *tri-st, *tri同three, 三。st,站。即第三者，見(jiàn)證者，詞源同testis, 睪丸，testament，證詞。單詞test, 測(cè)試，同詞根terra, 土，見(jiàn)terrestrial, 領(lǐng)土的。原指土制陶罐用來(lái)檢測(cè)貴金屬如金，銀純度。字母r,s音變。

attest

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.

感冒和流感季節(jié)來(lái)了，對(duì)此我有切身體會(huì)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Police records attest to his long history of violence.

警方記錄證明他有長(zhǎng)期從事暴力活動(dòng)的前科。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.

當(dāng)時(shí)的報(bào)道證實(shí)了他的勇氣和決心。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement.

我可以證實(shí)他的話是千真萬(wàn)確的.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.

這些遺跡充分證明此處昔日的宏偉.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》