attest
verb (formal)- [intransitive, transitive]
to show or prove that something is true 证实；是…的证据 - attest to something
Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination. 当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。 - attest (that…)
Documents attest that there was a school attached to the abbey from 1125. 文件证明1125年有一所学校附属于修道院。 She is, as countless stories about her attest, deeply religious. 正如无数关于她的故事所证明的那样，她非常虔诚。 - attest something
Both public documents and private testimonies attest this fact. 公开文件和私人证词都证明了这一事实。
- attest to something
- [transitive]
to state that you believe that something is true or what somebody claims it is, for example in court 作证，证明（如在法庭上）
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French attester, from Latin attestari, from ad- ‘to’ + testari ‘to witness’ (from testis ‘a witness’).