attest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine. transitive
    — When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
  2. To certify by signature or oath. transitive
    — You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
  3. To certify in an official capacity. transitive
  4. To supply or be evidence of. ambitransitive
    — Her fine work attested her ability.
  5. To put under oath. transitive
  6. To call to witness; to invoke. obsolete,transitive
    — The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.

词形变化

attests present,singular,third-person attesting participle,present attested participle,past attested past

词汇关系

衍生词
attestability attestable attestation attested attestive attestment coattest reattest unattestable
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词源

PIE word
*tréyes
Borrowed from Middle French attester, from Latin attestor (“to witness to, bear witness”), from at-, combining form of ad (“to”) + testor (“to bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”).
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