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。
collocation: corroborating testimony
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。
- corroborating evidence
- corroborating testimony
- corroborating document
- corroborating witness
- 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。
pattern: noun phrase + that + corroborated + theory
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。
- corroborate a story
- corroborate a claim
- corroborate an account
- corroborate a theory
- 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。
adverb placement: later corroborated
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。
- further corroborate
- corroborate earlier findings
- corroborate existing evidence
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- corroborate動詞C1
- corroboration名詞C2
- corroborative形容詞C2
- uncorroborated形容詞C1
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- strongly corroborate
- independently corroborate
常用片語
- corroborate a claim
- corroborate a theory