witness是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident -- （尤指犯罪或事故的）目擊者

  • Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward. 警方呼籲那場事故的目擊者站出來。

  • According to (eye) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys. 據目擊者說，搶劫案是兩個十幾歲的少年做的。

  • She was witness to the tragic event. 她目睹了這場悲劇。

  • He signed the treaty in the presence of two witnesses. 他在兩位見證人面前簽署了條約。

  • They were married a year after they first met, with two friends acting as witnesses. 初次見面一年之後，他們在兩位朋友的見證之下結婚了。

• 1 a person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person -- （法庭上的）證人

  • Ten witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today. 在今天的審判中，將有兩名證人出庭作證。

  • The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats. 原告的關鍵證人在受到死亡恐嚇後，得到警方的保護。

  • A psychiatrist was called as an expert witness for the defence. 一位精神病醫生作為被告的專家證人被傳作證。

• 2 to see something happen, especially an accident or crime -- 目擊，看到（尤指事故或犯罪）

  • Did anyone witness the attack? 有人看到那次襲擊嗎？

  • They were staying in the capital at the time of the riots and witnessed several street battles. 暴亂期間他們在首都，目擊了好幾場巷戰。

  • [ + -ing verb ] He arrived home just in time to witness his brother being taken away by the police. 他到家時正好看到他兄弟被員警帶走。

  • Her will was witnessed by two colleagues. 她的遺囑由兩名同事簽名作證。

• 3 When a place or period witnesses a particular event, the event happens in that place or during that period. -- 是發生…的地點（或時間）

  • This university has witnessed quite a few changes over the years. 這所大學多年來經歷過很多變革。

  • Those years witnessed momentous changes throughout Europe. 那些年間整個歐洲都發生了重大的變化。

• 4 to show or give proof of something -- 證明；表明

  • This year's charity ball was the most successful one ever, as witnessed by the number of tickets sold. 今年的慈善舞會是最為成功的一次，這可以從出售門票的數量看出來。

  • The programme aroused strong feelings - witness the number of letters received. 這個節目激起了強烈的反響——來信的數量便是明證。