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活动内容：
a.填补一下相应单词的中文释义（有一词多义的其他词义也请给出），市场统一零售价5考元一个释义
b.每个单词下面的例句有兴趣有时间翻译的同学也可翻译一下方便他人，市场统一零售价10考元一个句子翻译
c.有任何想法烦请大家提出来，大家一起提高O(∩_∩)O
d.很多人反应说看不懂内容，其实这东西可能更多的就是每天复习几个单词，翻译几个句子，就这么简单……  本期词汇：
confirm • support • bear witness • substantiate • validate • evidence • corroborate • authenticate • testify to sth
These words all mean to provide evidence to help prove that sth is true.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to confirm/validate/authenticate sth as sth
► to bear witness/testify to sth
► to confirm/support/substantiate/corroborate what…
► to confirm/support/substantiate/validate/corroborate/authenticate a claim
► to confirm/support/substantiate/validate/corroborate a theory
► to confirm/support/substantiate/validate an argument
► to confirm/support/substantiate/corroborate a story
► to confirm/support/substantiate a point
► to confirm/support/corroborate a statement
confirm [ T ]
to show that a guess or theory is definitely true or correct
The results confirm the findings of our earlier research.
OPP disprove , refute
support [ T ]
to help to show that a claim or theory is true or correct
The witness's story was not supported by the evidence.
bear witness idiom ( rather formal , written )
to provide evidence of the existence or truth of a feeling, quality or situation
The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the great affection in which he was held.
substantiate [ T ] ( formal )
to provide evidence to prove that a claim or theory is true
They made accusations which could not be substantiated.
validate [ T ] ( formal )
to prove that a claim or theory is true
The research findings do not validate the claims made by the manufacturer.
NOTE substantiate or validate?
Substantiate emphasizes the substance ( = evidence ) behind the claims;
validate emphasizes the validity ( = truth or rightness ) of the claim.
Validity is used especially about matters of reason or logic, with words like theory, argument and claim (especially when it is sb's claim to have a right to sth). Substantiate can also be used in this way, but it can also be used about matters of fact, with words like story and claim , when it is a claim about a fact.
evidence [ T , usually passive ] ( formal )
to be evidence of sth, especially of a general fact about sth, or a trend ( = a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing )
The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges.
corroborate [ T , often passive ] ( formal )
to provide evidence that supports a claim or theory, especially when sb has been accused of doing sth wrong
Complaints will be investigated only if there is some corroborating evidence.
authenticate [ T ]
to prove that sth such as a document is genuine, real or true
Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself.
testify to sth phrasal verb ( formal )
to be considered as strong evidence that sth is true
The film testifies to the courage of ordinary people during the war. |
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