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] 詞頻2 詞根: proof
n. 證明;校樣;檢驗;(酒的)標準酒精度; adj. 防…的;抗…的;能抵御;能防范; vt. 給(織物)做防護處理,使防水(或防火等);印…的校樣; vi. [印刷術] 校對;發酵;
?? prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”測試,證明, 檢驗”
"The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity."
這張照片最終證明了她丈夫的不忠.
近義:rainproof, seal, waterproof, proofread, subedit, edit
evidence ['?v?d?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: vid
n. 證詞;證據;跡象;明顯; vt. 使明顯;顯示;表明;證實;
?? e出+vid看+ence表名詞→明顯的證據→證據,證人
"You'd better give us as much factual evidence as possible."
你最好向我們盡可能多地提供事實證據.
近義:manifest, bare, show, state, represent, debunk
testimony ['t?st?'moni] 詞頻3 詞根: 驗證
n. (法庭上證人的)證詞;證明,證據;表示,表明;聲明,宣言;
?? testi證據+mony表名詞→ 證據;證詞
"This increase in exports bears testimony to the successes of industry."
出口增長證明了產業的成功。
近義:assertion, oath, attestation, avowal, statement, testification
shade [?ed] 詞頻1 詞根: sh-
n. 遮陽,遮棚;擋風物;玻璃罩;(畫的)陰暗部分; vt. 遮蔽;險勝;加燈罩;畫陰影于…之上; vi. 逐漸變化;
?? sh(是)+a(an暗)+de(的): 蔭涼處
"The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade."
這顏料可用水稀釋以使色度淡一些。
近義:hide, mask, sleek, veil, cloak, conceal 反義:bleach, decolourise, discolour, decolorize, etiolate, fade
credible ['kred?bl, -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懾力量的可靠辦法?
近義:likely, plausible, reliable, verisimilar, believable, colourable 反義:imaginary, implausible, unbelievable, uncertain, unlikely, utopical
opposed [?'p?uzd]
vt. 和…起沖突;和敵軍起沖突;反抗,抗拒;相對:放在某事物對面以對比或平衡; vi. 對抗,對立; adj. 強烈反對某事物的;(表示對比)而,相對于;相反的;敵對的;
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
這一開發項目遭到了當地社區的憤怒抵制。
近義:antipodean, inauspicious, opposing, opposite, perverse, averse 反義:accordant, consentaneous, consentient, agreeing

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