英文词源
- 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.
中文词源
attest:证明
发音释义:[ə'test] vt. 证明;证实;为…作证vi. 证明;作证
结构分析:attest = at(=ad,去)+test(证明)→证明
词源解释:test←拉丁语testis(目击、证明)
同源词:testify(证明);testament(遗嘱、圣约);contest(争论←叫人来作证);protest(抗议←公开表示)
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attest:证实,证明
前缀at-同ad-. 词根test, 见证,来自PIE *tri-st, *tri同three, 三。st,站。即第三者,见证者,词源同testis, 睾丸,testament,证词。单词test, 测试,同词根terra, 土,见terrestrial, 领土的。原指土制陶罐用来检测贵金属如金,银纯度。字母r,s音变。