testament

英 [ˈtestəmənt]

美 [ˈtestəmənt]

n.  证据; 证明

复数：testaments　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.4833 / COCA.9393

牛津词典

noun

• 证据；证明
  a thing that shows that sth else exists or is true
  1. This is the last will and testament of…
     这是…的临终遗嘱
• 证据；证明
  a thing that shows that sth else exists or is true
  1. This is the last will and testament of…
     这是…的临终遗嘱

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 证据;证明
  If one thing is atestament toanother, it shows that the other thing exists or is true.
  1. Braka's house, just off Sloane Square, is a testament to his Gothic tastes...
     布拉卡那幢紧靠斯隆广场的房子是他喜好哥特式建筑的一个证据。
  2. The fact that these scandals are now public is testament to the relative openness of America's government.
     这些丑闻如今公之于众的事实说明了美国政府的相对透明。
• 最新遗嘱;（尤指）临终遗嘱,临终遗言
  Someone'slast will and testamentis the most recent will that they have made, especially the last will that they make before they die.
• See also:New TestamentOld Testament

英英释义

noun

• a profession of belief
  1. he stated his political testament
• a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
  Synonym:will
• strong evidence for something
  1. his easy victory was a testament to his skill

双语例句

• It's a testament to how he was raised.
  那证明了他是在怎样的环境中长大。
• The fact that these scandals are now public is testament to the relative openness of America's government.
  这些丑闻如今公之于众的事实说明了美国政府的相对透明。
• It is the third book of the Old Testament but it speaks of Christ.
  的确，利未记是旧约的第三卷书，可是，它却预表了基督。
• We know how Jesus himself completed and even changed the Old Testament.
  我们知道基督怎样满全了旧约，甚至修改了旧约。
• Winning this award is a testament to his superb instructing ability and his students'positive responses to his teaching.
  这一奖励是对他卓越的指导能力和学生对他教学良好反应的证明。
• The book of Revelation is very deep in the Old Testament roots and Hebrew.
  这本书的启示是十分深刻的，在旧约圣经的根源和希伯来文。
• Four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings.
  新约中讲述耶酥生活和教导的四卷。
• The New Testament consists of early Christian literature.
  《新约》包含了早期基督教文学。
• This is because I teach New Testament studies and the history of early Christianity almost like ethnography.
  这是因为我几乎把新约研究，及早期基督教历史当作民族志来教。
• The diversity and richness of the Bible as literature, especially the old testament, are unparalleled.
  作为一部文学作品，《圣经》，特别是《旧约》的丰富多彩，是前所未有的。