testified

英 [ˈtestɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈtestɪfaɪd]

v. (尤指出庭)作证; 证实; 证明; 见证(上帝的存在)
testify的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

VERB (在法庭上)作证，证明
When someonetestifiesin a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth.
1. Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face...
  几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
2. Eva testified to having seen Herndon with his gun on the stairs...
  伊娃作证称看见过赫恩登持枪站在楼梯上。
3. He hopes to have his 12-year prison term reduced by testifying against his former colleagues.
  他希望通过出庭检举从前的同事缩短自己 12 年的刑期。
VERB 证明;证实
If one thingtestifies toanother, it supports the belief that the second thing is true.
1. Recent excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants on the hill during the Arthurian period.
  最近几次发掘证实了亚瑟王时期这座山上有农耕人口居住过。