Word · Frequency #2473
Fully loadedwitnessed
目睹；亲眼看到；经历
witnessed is the past of witness.
核心释义
强调亲身看到事件发生
To see or experience something happen.
- 1.
提供证明；表明。
To furnish proof of, to show.
- 2.
作为证据。
To take as evidence.
- 3.
亲眼看到或通过经验获知。
To see or gain knowledge of through experience.
- 4.
陈述个人的宗教见证；向(某人)传道或代表其传道。
To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.
- 5.
见证(法律文书)的签署并签字以确认其真实性。
To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.
证明；显示；表明；在（文件）上签名作证；连署；作见证；传道；把…作为证据；引为证据；提供证明；表明。
用法In use
I witnessed a serious car accident on my way to work this morning.
用法提示：动词 witness 后直接接事件名词作宾语，表示“亲眼看到（事故）发生”。
She witnessed the police officer arresting the suspect outside the store.
用法提示：witness 接宾语+现在分词结构，强调看到某人正在做某事。
Have you ever witnessed a natural disaster like a tornado or an earthquake?
用法提示：现在完成时 have witnessed 用来询问是否曾亲眼经历过某事件。
witness sth
witness 作及物动词，直接接名词，表示“亲眼看到”或“经历”。主语也可为时间或地点，如“The city witnessed many changes.”。
She witnessed the accident.
她目击了那场事故。
witness sb doing sth
接“宾语 + doing”结构，强调看到动作正在进行。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- witness a crime
- 目睹犯罪
- She witnessed the crime from her window.她从窗口目睹了这起犯罪。
- witness an accident
- 目睹事故
- He witnessed a serious accident on his way to work.他在上班途中目睹了一起严重事故。
- witness history
- 见证历史
- Many people came to the capital to witness history.许多人来到首都见证历史。
- witness a miracle
- 见证奇迹
- The doctors said it was like witnessing a miracle.医生们说那就像见证了一个奇迹。
- witness the signing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 witness 想成 wit（机智）＋ness：目击作证要机灵，亲眼看见、签字证明才算数。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：eyewitness accounts、news reporting、courtroom testimony witness 作动词表示“目睹”时，多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道、法律或官方叙述；日常口语中更常说 see。请根据实际场合决定是否选用该词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only fitness (/ˈfɪtnəs/) rhymes exactly with witness (/ˈwɪtnəs/). Business, goodness, kindness, darkness and happiness share the -ness spelling, but their stressed vowels or the consonants before -ness differ, so they do not rhyme with witness.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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