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Testimony is what someone says, usually formally, to state that something is true — most often what a witness says in court, under oath. Outside of court, 'testimony' can also mean someone's personal story of what happened to them, especially in a religious sense, like sharing your 'testimony' about your faith. And in a more everyday way, something can 'be testimony to' a fact, meaning it's proof or evidence of it: 'Her success is testimony to years of hard work.'
證詞；（宗教）見證
組成It comes from Latin 'testis', meaning 'witness'.
同家族的字
- testifythe verb form — to give testimony, to state something as a witness
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
testimonynoun/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/
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lawStatements made by a witness in court.
- The Missouri prosecutors' case against Clemons, based partly on incriminating testimony given by his co-defendants, was that Clemons was part of a group of four youths who accosted the sisters on the Chain of Rocks Bridge one dark night in April 1991.
- “The suspected cause of the death is believed to be the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages,” KPL said. “Officials are in the process of collecting detailed information, evidence, and witness testimonies and are expected to release an official statement soon.”
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An account of first-hand experience.
- [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne / Universal reproach.
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lifestylereligionIn a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
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Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
- This new win is testimony to the tactical skill of their coach.
- And whoſoeuer ſhall not receiue you, noꝛ heare you, when yee depart thence, *ſhake off the duſt vnder your feet, foꝛ a teſtimonie against them: Uerely I ſay vnto you, it ſhalbe moꝛe tolerable for Sodom and Gomoꝛrha in the day of iudgement, then foꝛ that citie.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。