corroboration

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corroboration — 名詞

1. additional facts or information that support and strengthen an existing claim, s

1.名詞C1
釋義

佐證；證實

支持既有說法的額外證據

additional facts or information that support and strengthen an existing claim, story, or piece of evidence, making it more likely to be true

例句

Adisa obtained independent corroboration for the theory when a second lab repeated the experiment.

Adisa 獲得獨立佐證來支持他的理論——第二個實驗室重複了同樣的實驗。

corroboration + for + noun, modified by 'independent'

Mathieu, the defence lawyer, argued that without corroboration the witness's account could not be trusted.

辯護律師 Mathieu 主張，若無佐證，則證人的說詞無法採信。

without + corroboration, formal register

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The lawyer found a corroboration for the alibi.
✅The lawyer found corroboration for the alibi.
💡'corroboration' is typically uncountable and does not take the article 'a'.
❌His statement has corroboration with the video.
✅His statement is supported by corroboration from the video.
💡'corroboration' is paired with 'of' or 'for', not 'with'.