corroborate
英 [kə'rɒbəreɪt]
美 [kə'rɑbəret]
助記提示
（記）robor（強壯） 諧音：蘿卜使人強壯。
1. robust => corroborate.
中文詞源
corroborate 證實cor-, 強調。-rob, 強壯，詞源同robust.
英文詞源
- corroborate
- corroborate: see robust
- corroborate (v.)
- 1530s, "to give (legal) confirmation to," from Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare "to strengthen, invigorate," from com- "together" or "thoroughly" (see com-) + roborare "to make strong," from robur, robus "strength," (see robust).
Meaning "to strengthen by evidence, to confirm" is from 1706. Sometimes in early use the word also has its literal Latin sense, especially of medicines. Related: Corroborated; corroborating; corroborative.
雙語例句
- 1. He looked at me anxiously, as if he hoped I'd corroborate this.
- 他神色不安地看著我, 仿佛他希望我證實地的話.
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比
- 2. It appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account.
- 看來他所說的和我敘述的相符.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Upon checking your statement, it has been impossible to corroborate the facts.
- 經審查,你所申訴的事實不能得到證實.
來自辭典例句
- 4. There's nothing to corroborate your story.
- 無任何東西可以確證你的話.
來自辭典例句
- 5. If you're going to be my witness, your story must corroborate my story.
- 如果你充當我的人證, 你的陳述一定要證實我說的話.
來自辭典例句