witness
美 [ˈwɪtnəs] 
英 ['wɪtnəs]
- n.证人；目击者；见证人；连署人
- v.见证；当场看到；是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）
- 网络证据；证明；目睹
词形变化
复数：witnesses 现在分词：witnessing 过去式：witnessed 同义词
英汉双解
目睹者person who sees sth
1. | [c] 目击者；见证人a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。 |
| a witness to the killing 杀人案的目击证人 |
法庭上in court
2. | [c] 证人a person who gives evidence in court |
| a defence/prosecution witness 被告的╱控方的证人 |
| to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution 出庭为被告╱控方作证 |
签名of signature
3. | [c] 见证人；连署人a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen |
| He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. 他是我们婚礼的证婚人之一。 |
宗教信仰of religious beliefs
4. | [u] 见证（以言行证实信仰）evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public |
看到see sth
1. | [t] ~ sth 当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident) |
| She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。 |
| Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. 警方呼吁凡是目击这一事件的人与他们联系。 |
| We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. 我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。 |
时间；地点of time/place
2. | [t] ~ sth 是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place |
| Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility. 近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。 |
| The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales. 零售业的销售额在急剧下降。 |
签署signature
3. | [t] ~ sth （为正式文件的签署）作证，联署to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen |
| to witness a signature 联署作证 |
迹象；证据be sign/proof
4. | [t][i][usupass] 是…的迹象；为…的证据to be a sign or proof of sth |
| There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies. 从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。 |
| The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art. 从展览会参观人数之多可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。 |
5. | [t] ~ sth （摆证据）…就是证据，看…就知道used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said |
| Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy─witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy. 正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。 |
宗教信仰to religious beliefs
6. | [i] ~ (to sth) （为宗教信仰）做见证to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs |
习惯用语
be (a) witness to sth
目击，看见（某事发生）to see sth take place
| He has been witness to a terrible murder. 他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。 |
证明…真实；为…提供证据to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth
| His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. 他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。 |
bear/give witness (to sth)
为…作证；证明to provide evidence of the truth of sth
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
And yet, Realizing the Witness, you notice somehow that the body-mind activity goes on.
可是，证悟了观照者后你奇妙地注意到身心的行动还在进行着。
And all bore witness to Him and marveled at the words of grace proceeding out of His mouth, and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
众人都称赞他，并希奇他口中所出的恩言，又说，这不是约瑟的儿子么？
As a witness of her generosity, her blog lists and links to a number of fellow translators and language-related blogs.
她的博客开列并连接了大量译界同仁以及与语言相关的博客，这足以见证她的慷慨大度。
This was a beautiful thing to witness as she really was mostly at peace with her journey "home" .
这是一件很美丽来看到的事物，因为她真的对她回家的旅程保持着平静。
When Leona Helmsley, the tyrannical hotel tycoon, drafted her will, the witness who signed it must have been a bit surprised.
当性格暴烈的酒店业大亨利昂娜-赫尔姆斯利（LeonaHelmsley）起草遗嘱时，签字的证人一定有点吃惊。
To set up a specialized agency of the witness security protection after the protection period should be extended to up to remove the hazard.
须设立证人安全保护的专门机构，保护期限应延伸至事后保护，直至危险消除。
So far it has always been you being around me, witness my growth, bring me to the heaven, singing and seeing.
这一路都是你陪在我的身旁见证我的成长带我一路飞翔一路歌唱看清这世界的摸样
China was just beginning to remake its economy, and I was in the first Senate delegation to witness this evolution.
那时中国正准备重塑她的经济，我正是第一个见证该变化的参议院代表团成员。
Your goal is not to get rid of your thoughts, but rather to witness each thought as it comes and goes, like clouds passing in the sky.
你的目标不是要去消除那些想法而在每个想法来来去去时目击它们，就好像天上飘过的云。
But a stumbling witness is often more credible than a too-slick one.
但一个不善辞令的见证人，往往比一个说话圆滑的人更可信。
Your gold and silver is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
你们的金银都长了锈；那锈要证明你们的不是，又要吃你们的肉，如同火烧。
It used my real name, and I'm in the Witness Protection Program. What's the name of the company?
用到的是我的真名，我在目击人保护计划下。这家公司的名字是什么？
"Not here. No son should have to bear witness to his mother's shame. " Ser Kevan's voice was harsh. "Cover her up. "
“不在这里。哪个儿子都不该承受目睹他母亲受辱这种事。”凯冯爵士的声音非常刺耳。“把她盖起来。”
And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand.
撒母耳对他们说，你们在我手里没有找着什么，有耶和华和他的受膏者今日为证。
To make this fact plain to her and to witness her resigned acceptance of it had been intolerably painful to him.
要使她明了这一事实并看到她顺从地接受这一事实对他来说是极其痛苦的。
Wary of widespread fraud, Mr. Kwong said he had turned down numerous offers from immigration lawyers to be a witness in asylum cases.
邝治中对猖獗的欺诈行为感到担忧，他称自己拒绝了移民律师让他为避难案件作证的大量请求。
A caddy retracted his statement, and the only other witness admitted that he might have been mistaken.
一个球童收回了他的话，唯一的另一个见证人也承认他可能搞错了。
IN 1918, Edith Wharton stood in front of a crowd of American soldiers and told them she would get out of her grave to witness for France.
1918年，伊迪丝·华顿（EdithWharton）面对一群美国士兵说道，她将走出自己的坟墓，前往法国，亲证历史。
Well, regarding Lemuria, there did not remain many on the surface to witness their creation.
奥，关于利莫里亚，没有很多人在地表留下来见证他们的创造。
Callista did not want to see history repeated and witness the deaths of these three.
卡莉斯塔不希望历史重演，也不忍看到三人的死亡。
The evidence of the first witness did not agree with the story told by the prisoner.
第一个证人的证词跟犯人所述的情节不一致。
My teacher agreed to be a character witness for me in court.
我的老师同意出庭做我的品德信誉见证人。
I couldn't bear to witness her sorrow: to see her pale dejected countenance, and heavy eyes.
我不忍看着她难受，不忍看着她那苍白的哭泣的脸和忧郁的眼睛。
The statement of the last witness controverted the evidence of the first two.
最后一个见证人的陈述反驳了前两个人的证词
Fairbrother, whose practice and intelligence were considerable, saw the necessity of letting the witness compose herself.
弗尔布拉泽颇有经验和才能，他看出有必要让证人镇静一下。
The clergyman absolutely refused to marry them without a witness of some sort.
牧师在没有某些证人的情况下，断然拒绝给他们证婚。
The judge claimed that the witness perjured himself.
法官声称证人做了伪证。
The man's fingerprints bore witness to his guilt.
这人的指纹证明他犯罪。
The lawyer excepted against the witness.
律师对证人质疑。
My old clothes are a witness to my poverty.
我的旧衣服就是我贫穷的证据。
The witness deposed to having seen the thief steal the golden ring.
证人宣誓看见那小偷偷了金戒指。
The witness lied to the court.
那个证人对法庭撒谎。
The witness affirmed to the facts.
证人证明这些是事实。
The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
原告竭力削弱证人的可信性。
He will be the lawyer to witness for you.
他将作为律师为你辩护。
They seated at one of the three counsel-witness tables.
他们俩坐在供律师和证人用的3张桌子中一张的边上。
I will take all men to witness that I am clear of this matter.
我要请所有的人证明我和这件事毫无关系。
But you needn't feel you are on the witness stand.
你可用不着觉得你自己象是站在见证席上啊。
"Well, you'd be the only witness there was, " said Casey, "if there was any. Was any one in the house but you that you know of, ma'am? "
“那么，您就是这里唯一的目击证人了，”凯西警官说，“如果说有目击证人的话。您家里还有其他人吗，夫人？”
One witness, Macarena Railef, said the force of the quake was overwhelming even far from its epicentre.
一个目标证人，MacarenaRailef，说这个地震力连震中很远的地方也影响到了。
"We were completely shocked, " said the witness, who declined to be identified by name.
这位拒绝透露姓名的目击者表示：“我们十分震惊。”
the magistrate sits behind a raised bench and the witness box is usually to one side ( left or right ) , near the front of the court.
裁判官坐在高案之后，证人席通常在其左面或右面，接近法庭的前面。
His account of the incident approximates to that of the other witness.
他对该事件的报告和其他证人所报告的情况接近。
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
21：30他说，你要从我手里受这七只母羊羔，作我挖这口井的证据。
It's one thing for a witness to swear on a Bible to tell the truth before a jury in a courtroom.
证人在法院里对着《圣经》起誓要对陪审团讲出真相是一回事；
Four armed deputies surrounded Camillo Stela and escorted him through a door near the front of the courtroom that led to the witness room.
四个武装法警簇拥着卡米罗·斯特拉，护送他穿过审判庭前端的一扇边门，走进证人室。
David desired that God would receive all the glory in his deliverance and that it might be a witness for God.
大卫心想，上帝会在拯救他的过程受到赞美，以及那也是为上帝作的见证。
I insist that the district attorney has no right to prejudice the minds of the jury by flattering estimates of the sincerity of the witness.
我坚决认为地方检查官没有权力可以过份估计证人的诚意，使陪审团有所偏袒。
Instead, once again we witness the re-emergence of a system that produced nothing but tension and insecurity.
相反，我们又一次见证了产生紧张和不安全的体系的重新出现。
Most people already knew that Starr was out of control; they needed to hear my admission of wrongdoing and witness my remorse.
大多数人早就看出来斯塔尔失控了；他们想听我承认错误，想亲眼看到我忏悔。
Shakespeare himself was also involved in a number of legal proceedings, as a land buyer, a moneylender, a witness, and a plaintiff.
莎翁自己也参与了几场诉讼，先后作为一个土地购买人、贷款人、证人和原告。
After more than half a year, we do witness some positive changes. The world economy is beginning to recover slowly.
如今半年多的时间过去了，世界经济出现了积极变化，开始缓慢复苏。
But after years rotating between solitary confinement and a witness box in court, he is now more than ready to speak.
多年来，他往返折腾于单人囚室和法院证人席之间，现在有一肚子的话要说。
Feeling poorer and with fewer people prepared to lend them money, consumers are cutting back: witness the slump in car sales.
倍感贫困，无钱可借，消费者可谓如坐针毡，看看汽车销量的陡然下滑便知一二。
A witness tells the Crimson the victim appeared to be "college-aged" and was bleeding but conscious.
一名目击者告诉哈佛学生日报说受害者似乎是处在“上大学的年龄”，伤者伤口在流血，但有知觉。
He might have changed his advice if he had lived to witness the current debate on globalisation.
如果他还在世并且目睹了关于全球化的纷争之后，或许他会改变自己的看法。
And all bare him witness , and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth . And they said , Is not this Joseph's son ?
众人都称赞他，并希奇他口中所出的恩言。又说，这不是约瑟的儿子吗。
She did a lot of things for our family The lines beside her eyes and white hair are the witness of her devotions. I love her.
为了这个家付出很多，那些白发和眼角上的皱纹都能为她见证，所以我爱她。
