testimony

証言

真実を示すために、見聞きしたことや経験を述べること。

やさしい英語で： A statement about what someone saw, experienced, or knows, given to help show that something is true.

• The court heard her testimony.
• His testimony helped the jury reach a decision.
• Customers gave testimony about how the product had helped them.

使い方： testimony about something (She gave testimony about the accident.)

類義語： evidence, statement

よく使う表現： give testimony, witness testimony, sworn testimony

証拠、証し

事実や、ある性質が存在することを示すもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that shows a fact or proves that a quality exists.

• Their success is testimony to their hard work.
• The old bridge stands as testimony to the builders’ skill.
• Her recovery was testimony to the quality of her care.

使い方： be testimony to something (The garden is testimony to her patience.)

類義語： proof, evidence, testament

よく使う表現： testimony to something, lasting testimony