corroborate

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vt. 巩固, 确证 [法] 确证, 确定, 证实

发音

UK /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/
UK /kəˈrɒbərət/
US /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/

词形变化

corroborated corroborates 三单 corroborates corroborateth corroborating corroborating 现在分词 corroborated 过去式 corroborated 过去分词 more corroborate 比较级 most corroborate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.

    佐证

    及物

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados First, the fireman may be killed. Second, he may not notice the signal at all. Third, in any case he will loyally corroborate his driver and the good old jury will discount that.

  2. 2.

    To make strong; to strengthen.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Corroborated.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Vigorous, grown strong.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

support confirm sustain validate affirm substantiate underpin bear out

上位词 10

move check act agree match fit confirm tally correspond jibe

下位词 10

back show prove backup document establish demonstrate verify vouch validate

词源

First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“to support, corroborate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + rōborō (“to strengthen”), from rōbur, rōboris (“strength”). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, otherwise archaic.

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