vouch

保証する、請け合う

自分が知っていることから、人の行動や発言は信頼できると述べる。

やさしい英語で： To say that someone’s actions or statements can be trusted because you know about them.

• I can vouch for her.
• His former manager vouched for his honesty.
• Will you vouch for what he said?

使い方： vouch for someone/something (I can vouch for the accuracy of her account.)

類義語： guarantee, stand behind

よく使う表現： vouch for someone, vouch for honesty, vouch for something

証言する、証明する

自分で知っている事実に基づいて、あることが本当だと述べる。

やさしい英語で： To state that something is true because you know about it personally.

• I can vouch that it happened.
• She vouched that the documents were genuine.
• Nobody could vouch for the accuracy of those dates.

使い方： vouch that… (I can vouch that she was at home that evening.); vouch for something (Several witnesses vouched for the truth of his statement.)

類義語： attest, testify

よく使う表現： vouch for something, vouch for accuracy