corroborate

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corroborate — 動詞

  • corroboratepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • corroborateshe / she / it
  • corroboratedpast simple
  • corroborating-ing form

1. To provide new information or evidence that makes an existing claim, story, or a

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

證實

提供佐證使說法更可信

To provide new information or evidence that makes an existing claim, story, or account more likely to be true.

例句

Rachel's account of the break-in was corroborated by fingerprints found on the window frame.

Rachel 對入室竊案的描述得到了窗框上指紋的證實。

passive: be corroborated by [evidence]

Sayaka said she saw the car speed away, and a neighbor later corroborated her story.

Sayaka 說她看到車子加速駛離，隨後一位鄰居證實了她的說法。

常見搭配
  • corroborate an account
  • corroborate a story
  • corroborate a claim
  • corroborate testimony
同義詞
  • confirm

    more general; does not necessarily require new evidence

  • support

    less formal; broader meaning

  • back up

    informal equivalent

  • verify

    focuses on checking correctness rather than adding weight

反義詞
  • contradict

    directly opposes the claim

  • refute

    proves something is false through evidence

文法句型

corroborate + noun phrase (account/statement/claim/story)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice when the evidence or source doing the corroborating is the main focus. The subject is typically evidence, data, a witness, or an account — never a feeling or emotion.

常見錯誤

Her sad expression corroborated her mood.
Her sad expression matched her mood.
'corroborate' is used for facts and evidence, not feelings or personal states.
She corroborated with the detective.
She corroborated the detective's account of the events.
'corroborate' is transitive and takes the thing being supported as object, not a person.

2. To strengthen or confirm a theory, hypothesis, or research finding by providing

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

確證

以獨立證據確認理論或研究

To strengthen or confirm a theory, hypothesis, or research finding by providing supporting evidence that comes from an independent source.

例句

Paloma's experiment corroborated the hypothesis that music practice improves concentration.

Paloma 的實驗確證了音樂練習能提升專注力的假設。

corroborate + hypothesis + that-clause

New satellite data corroborated the team's findings about glacier melting rates.

新的衛星資料確證了該團隊關於冰川融化速度的研究發現。

常見搭配
  • corroborate a hypothesis
  • corroborate a theory
  • corroborate findings
  • corroborate results
  • corroborate data
同義詞
  • validate

    stronger; implies formal confirmation of correctness

  • substantiate

    more formal; implies providing substantial evidence

  • authenticate

    focuses on proving something is genuine or true

反義詞

文法句型

corroborate + noun phrase (hypothesis/theory/findings/results)

用法筆記

Common in academic and research writing. The object is usually a finding, result, hypothesis, or theory — abstract concepts supported by data. Often implies that the confirming evidence comes from a different methodology or independent source.

常見錯誤

The experiment corroborated the chemicals.
The experiment corroborated the theory about how the chemicals react.
'corroborate' takes an abstract claim or finding as object, not a physical object.

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