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witness

['witnis]

n.目擊者, 證人 
vt.目擊, 經歷, 見證, 出席, 觀察 
vi.證明, 為(宗教信仰)做見證

例句與用法：

Let the witness be sworn in.

讓證人宣誓作證。

He was not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused.

他不是公正的見證人，因為他與被告有姻親關係。

He is a key witness in this case.

在這個案件中，他是一個主要見證人。

Before giving evidence the witness had to take an oath.

證人作證前要先宣誓。

In my submission, the witness is lying.

本人認為證人所言不實

Did anyone witness the traffic accident?

有誰目擊了這場交通事故？

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

警方呼籲目擊者挺身而出。

詞形變化：

名詞: wit-nesser | 動詞過去式: witnessed | 動詞過去分詞: witnessed | 動詞現在分詞: witnessing | 動詞第三人稱單數: witnesses |

英文解釋:

名詞 witness:

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

同義詞：witnesser, informant

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

同義詞：spectator, viewer, watcher, looker

testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

同義詞：attestant, attestor, attestator

(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

動詞 witness:

be a witness to

perceive or be contemporaneous with

同義詞：find, see

以上來源於大辭典