PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to that of only one.

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proof [pruf] 词频2 词根: proof
n. 证明;校样;检验;(酒的)标准酒精度; adj. 防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范; vt. 给(织物)做防护处理,使防水(或防火等);印…的校样; vi. [印刷术] 校对;发酵;
💡 prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”测试,证明, 检验”
"The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity."
这张照片最终证明了她丈夫的不忠.
近义:rainproof, seal, waterproof, proofread, subedit, edit
evidence ['ɛvɪdəns] 词频1 词根: vid
n. 证词;证据;迹象;明显; vt. 使明显;显示;表明;证实;
💡 e出+vid看+ence表名词→明显的证据→证据,证人
"You'd better give us as much factual evidence as possible."
你最好向我们尽可能多地提供事实证据.
近义:manifest, bare, show, state, represent, debunk
testimony ['tɛstə'moni] 词频3 词根: 验证
n. (法庭上证人的)证词;证明,证据;表示,表明;声明,宣言;
💡 testi证据+mony表名词→ 证据;证词
"This increase in exports bears testimony to the successes of industry."
出口增长证明了产业的成功。
近义:assertion, oath, attestation, avowal, statement, testification
shade [ʃed] 词频1 词根: sh-
n. 遮阳,遮棚;挡风物;玻璃罩;(画的)阴暗部分; vt. 遮蔽;险胜;加灯罩;画阴影于…之上; vi. 逐渐变化;
💡 sh(是)+a(an暗)+de(的): 荫凉处
"The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade."
这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
近义:hide, mask, sleek, veil, cloak, conceal 反义:bleach, decolourise, discolour, decolorize, etiolate, fade
credible ['kredəbl, -ibl]
adj. 可信的,可靠的;(因看似可能成功而)可接受的;
"Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?"
是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法?
近义:likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable 反义:imaginary, implausible, unbelievable, uncertain, unlikely, utopical
opposed [ə'pəuzd]
vt. 和…起冲突;和敌军起冲突;反抗,抗拒;相对:放在某事物对面以对比或平衡; vi. 对抗,对立; adj. 强烈反对某事物的;(表示对比)而,相对于;相反的;敌对的;
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
近义:antipodean, inauspicious, opposing, opposite, perverse, averse 反义:accordant, consentaneous, consentient, agreeing

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