corroboration
corroboration — noun
1. additional facts or information that support and strengthen an existing claim, s
additional facts or information that support and strengthen an existing claim, story, or piece of evidence, making it more likely to be true
Adisa obtained independent corroboration for the theory when a second lab repeated the experiment.
corroboration + for + noun, modified by 'independent'
Mathieu, the defence lawyer, argued that without corroboration the witness's account could not be trusted.
without + corroboration, formal register
The police found no corroboration for Feng's story after searching the apartment.
A letter from the same period provided perfect corroboration for the diary's account.
Yael's article was never published — the editor found no corroboration for the key claims.
- confirmation
more general and common; used in everyday situations (booking confirmation, email confirmation)
- substantiation
even more formal than 'corroboration'; common in legal and academic writing
- verification
focuses on checking accuracy against a standard or fact
- backing
informal; suggests general support rather than specific evidence
- contradiction
a statement or fact that opposes another, making both impossible to be true
- refutation
formal; evidence that proves a claim to be false
文法句型
corroboration + of + [noun]
corroboration + for + [noun]
用法筆記
Typically uncountable. Common in legal, academic, and journalistic contexts. Frequently modified by 'independent' to emphasise that the supporting evidence comes from an unrelated source.