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有谁能说出witness的用法?

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有谁能说出witness的用法?
一:名词(一般有三个大方面的意思)
1,目击者 固定词组 witness of
witnesses(at the scene) of the accident 事故(现场)的目击者
I was a witness to their quarrel.我是他们吵架时的目击者.
(注意,后面这个witness to 不是词组.但常用)
2,证人
a defence/prosecution witness 被告的/原告的证人
a witness for the defence/prosecution 被告的/原告的证人
(注:witness for也不是词组,只是一般后面跟for)
3,证明,证据
give witness on behalf of an accused person 为被告方作证
His ragged clothes were (a) witness to his poverty.他的破烂衣物可以证明他很贫穷.(他的破烂衣服是他贫穷的一个证明)
二:动词
1,目击(当场见到某事物)
witness an accident,a murder,a quarrel
目击一事故、 谋杀事件、 一场争吵
We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century.
我们亲眼见到本世纪最重要的科学进展.
Weather forecasters are not always right:witness (ie look at the example of) their recent mistakes.
天气预报并非一贯正确--就看看他们最近的预报错误吧.
2,为别人签署(文件)时作证(尤指自己也同时签字者)
witness the signing of a contract
在一份合同签署时作证
witness a signature,treaty,will
为一签字、 条约、 遗嘱签字作证.
3 to sth (在法庭等上)作证
witness (ie testify) to the truth of a statement
.(witness to不是词组)
固定词组只有witness of,经常与to,for接.但不是固定.