• vt. 證明；證實；為…作證
• vi. 證明；作證

前綴at-同ad-. 詞根test, 見證，來自PIE *tri-st, *tri同three, 三。st,站。即第三者，見證者，詞源同testis, 睪丸，testament，證詞。單詞test, 測試，同詞根terra, 土，見terrestrial, 領土的。原指土制陶罐用來檢測貴金屬如金，銀純度。字母r,s音變。

attest

attest: see testament

attest (v.)

1590s, from Middle French attester (Old French atester, 13c.) "affirm, attest," from Latin attestari "confirm," literally "bear witness to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + testari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Attested; attesting.

1. I can personally attest that the cold and flu season is here.

感冒和流感季節來了，對此我有切身體會。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Police records attest to his long history of violence.

警方記錄證明他有長期從事暴力活動的前科。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.

當時的報道證實了他的勇氣和決心。

來自《權威詞典》

4. I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement.

我可以證實他的話是千真萬確的.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.

這些遺跡充分證明此處昔日的宏偉.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》