testament
Definitions
Clear proof or evidence of something; a tribute to it
证明，见证（……的明证）
A legal document stating how someone's property is to be distributed after death; a will
遗嘱
Either of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible
约书（《圣经》的旧约或新约）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtest (witness) + -ment (result/thing) = 'a thing witnessed,' a declaration made before witnesses. That gives the will sense (last will and testament — your final wishes, formally witnessed) and the religious sense (Old/New Testament — a witnessed covenant with God). The everyday meaning 'proof of' (a testament to her skill) keeps the same idea: something that bears witness.
Root test still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a testament to (something)……的见证
- 2.last will and testament最终遗嘱
- 3.Old Testament旧约
- 4.New Testament新约
Example Sentences
- 1.
The bridge is a testament to the engineers' skill.
- 2.
He left everything to charity in his last will and testament.
- 3.
The story comes from the Old Testament.