corroborating
corroborating — 形容詞
- corroboratingpositive
- more corroboratingcomparative
- most corroboratingsuperlative
1. providing extra proof that makes a story, statement, or idea more believable
佐證的
提供額外證據使陳述更可信的
providing extra proof that makes a story, statement, or idea more believable
The CCTV footage was corroborating evidence that placed Amir at the scene.
監視器畫面是佐證Amir當時在現場的證據。
collocation: corroborating evidence
Keiko found a corroborating document among her grandfather's wartime letters.
Keiko在祖父的戰時信件中發現了一份佐證文件。
Without corroborating testimony from another witness, the case collapsed.
如果沒有另一位目擊者的佐證證詞，這個案子就無法成立。
The soil samples gave corroborating support to Dr. Okafor's climate theory.
土壤樣本為Okafor博士的氣候理論提供了佐證支持。
Detective Reyes needed a corroborating statement before she could make the arrest.
Reyes警探需要一份佐證陳述才能進行逮捕。
- supporting
more general and less formal; used in everyday contexts
- confirmatory
technical, often used in scientific or medical writing
- validating
emphasises proving that something is correct or acceptable
- contradictory
directly opposing the original claim rather than backing it
- refuting
actively disproving a claim instead of supporting it
文法句型
corroborating + noun (evidence, testimony, document, statement)
用法筆記
Typically modifies nouns like evidence, testimony, statement, or document — things that can prove a claim true.
常見錯誤
corroborating — 動詞
- corroboratingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- corroboratings3rd person singular
- corroboratinging-ing form
- corroboratingedpast simple
1. to give evidence that helps prove a claim, statement, or idea is true
證實；佐證
以證據支持某說法使其更可信
to give evidence that helps prove a claim, statement, or idea is true
Fatima's phone records corroborated her story about being home all evening.
Fatima的通話記錄證實了她整晚都在家的說法。
pattern: corroborate + possessive + noun phrase (her story)
The blood test results corroborated the doctor's early diagnosis of anaemia.
血液檢測結果佐證了醫生對貧血的早期診斷。
A passerby's video corroborated what Olu had told the police about the crash.
一位路人的影片證實了Olu向警方陳述的車禍經過。
Archaeologists found pottery that corroborated the ancient trade-route theory.
考古學家發現的陶器佐證了古代貿易路線的理論。
The email timestamps corroborated Diego's claim that he had replied on time.
電子郵件的時間戳證實了Diego說他準時回覆的說法。
- confirm
more common and less formal; used in everyday speech
- verify
checking facts or truth rather than supporting a particular claim
- substantiate
very formal, often used in legal or academic contexts
- bear out
phrasal verb, more conversational in tone
- contradict
to say or show the opposite of what was claimed
- refute
to prove a statement or claim is definitely wrong
- undermine
to weaken the evidence or basis for a claim
文法句型
corroborate + noun phrase (claim, story, account, theory)
用法筆記
Object is always something that can be true or false — a claim, story, theory, account, or statement. Distinguish from sense 2 (BOLSTER EVIDENCE): this sense can be the first supporting proof offered.
常見錯誤
2. to add more proof that makes a belief or finding even stronger than it already w
補強證實
以新證據加強已有的信念或發現
to add more proof that makes a belief or finding even stronger than it already was
The second lab analysis corroborated the earlier finding of lead in the water.
第二次實驗室分析補強證實了先前在水中發現鉛的結果。
pattern: corroborate + earlier finding (additional evidence)
Ingrid's journal entries corroborated what her sister had already told the family.
Ingrid的日記內容補強證實了她姊姊之前告訴家人的事。
A satellite image later corroborated the ground team's observations from Monday.
一張衛星影像後來補強證實了地面團隊週一的觀察結果。
The bishop's letter corroborated findings that the historian had published years earlier.
主教的信件補強證實了那位歷史學家多年前發表的發現。
A colleague's memo from 2003 corroborated the whistle-blower's account of the cover-up.
一位同事2003年的備忘錄補強證實了吹哨人對掩蓋事件的描述。
- bolster
to support and strengthen something that already exists
- reinforce
to make an idea or belief stronger by adding more support
- strengthen
more general; can apply to physical and abstract things
文法句型
corroborate + noun phrase (earlier finding, existing evidence, previous account)
用法筆記
Used when fresh evidence is added to proof that already exists. Distinguish from sense 1 (BACK A CLAIM): here the claim or finding already has some support, and the new evidence makes it stronger.