testament
UK/'testәmәnt/US
GREB1
释义
n.
Clear proof or evidence of something; a tribute to it
证明,见证(……的明证)
n.
A legal document stating how someone's property is to be distributed after death; a will
遗嘱
n.
Either of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible
约书(《圣经》的旧约或新约)
词根拆分
词根派生test(作证)+ -ment(结果/事物)= 「被见证之物」,在证人面前作出的声明。由此有了遗嘱义(last will and testament,正式见证下的最终意愿)和宗教义(Old/New Testament,与神立下见证的盟约)。日常义「……的证明」(a testament to her skill)保留同一理念:替某事作证之物。
词根 test 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The bridge is a testament to the engineers' skill.
这座桥是工程师们高超技艺的见证。
- 2.
He left everything to charity in his last will and testament.
他在遗嘱中把一切都留给了慈善机构。
- 3.
The story comes from the Old Testament.
这个故事出自《旧约》。