witness n. 1.證據(jù);證實,證明。 2.證人,親眼看見的人,目擊者。 3.〔常省略定冠詞〕【法律】證人;連署人。 be a witness to 是…的目擊者。 bear sb. witness 為某人作證;證明(某人)所說的話。 bear witness to [of] 作…的證人[證據(jù)],證明。 call ... to witness 請…證明,叫…做證人。 challenge witness 要求證人回避。 give witness on behalf of 替…作證。 hear [examine] the witness 詢問證人。 in witness of 作為…的證據(jù)。 in witness thereof ... 此證〔證件上慣用語〕。 take ... to witness = call ... to witness. with a witness 〔古語〕明明白白,無疑地,確實,(這)正是。 W- Heaven! 〔古語〕讓老天爺作證吧! vt. 1.親眼看見,目擊,目睹。 2.【法律】(簽名)作證。 3.〔古語〕證,證明。 4.表示,表明。 vi. 證實,證明 (against for to)。
It was not a night in which any credible witness was likely to be straying about a cemetery , so the three men who were there , digging into the grave of henry armstrong , felt reasonably secure 一個正直可信的人是不會在這樣的一個夜晚里在墓地里游蕩的,所以,理所當(dāng)然,正在那里挖掘亨利?阿姆斯特朗墓的三個人是不會感到有所顧忌的。
百科解釋
In the law of evidence, a credible witness is a person making testimony in a court or other tribunal, or acting otherwise as a witness, whose credibility is unimpeachable. A witness may have more or less credibility, or no credibility at all.