testimony
US: /ˈtɛstəˌmoʊni/
UK: /tˈɛstɪməni/
UK: /tˈɛstɪməni/
English Vietnamese dictionary
testimony /'testiməni/
- danh từ
- sự chứng nhận, sự nhận thực; lới chứng, lời khai
- to bear testimony to: nhận thực cho, chứng nhận cho
- in testimony of: để làm chứng cho
- bằng chứng, chứng cớ
- false testimony: bằng chứng giả mạo
- sự chứng nhận, sự nhận thực; lới chứng, lời khai
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural testimonies)
1 [U, sing.] ~ (to sth) a thing that shows that sth else exists or is true
Synonym: TESTAMENT
This increase in imports bears testimony to the successes of industry. + The pyramids are an eloquent testimony to the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills.
2 [C, U] a formal written or spoken statement saying what you know to be true, usually in a court of law: a sworn testimony + Her claim was supported by the testimony of several witnesses. + Can I refuse to give testimony?
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
evidence, attestation, affirmation, confirmation, verification, authentication, corroboration, avowal, deposition, statement, affidavit, declaration, assertion, claim, averral, asseveration, information:
We have only his testimony that the woman caused the accident.
Collocation dictionary
1 formal statement that sth is true
ADJ.
reliable | false | oral, sworn, verbal, written | eyewitness, personal | expert | court, trial
a transcript of the trial testimony
VERB + TESTIMONY
give | hear
PREP.
by your ~
He had by his own testimony taken part in the burglary.
| in ~
In testimony before the Crown Court, she described her movements on the day of the murder.
| ~ about
The witness was called to give oral testimony about the incident outside the theatre.
| ~ against
The court heard her testimony against the accused.
| ~ before
2 proof
ADJ.
ample, clear, eloquent, powerful, remarkable, striking
VERB + TESTIMONY
bear, stand as
PREP.
~ to
His thick, swollen fingers bore testimony to a lifetime of toil.
Concise English dictionary
testimonies'testɪməʊnɪ /-mənɪ
noun
+a solemn statement made under oath
+an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
+something that serves as evidence
