corroborative

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corroborative — 形容詞

  • corroborativepositive
  • more corroborativecomparative
  • most corroborativesuperlative

1. providing additional facts or information that help show an earlier claim, story

1.形容詞C1
釋義

佐證的

提供額外證據以支持先前陳述或理論

providing additional facts or information that help show an earlier claim, story, or theory is likely to be true

例句

Noor found corroborative emails that backed up the whistle-blower's account of fraud.

Noor 找到佐證郵件，證實了舉報人對詐欺的描述。

collocation: corroborative emails

The detective needed corroborative testimony before he could make an arrest.

警探需要佐證性的證詞才能逮捕。

常見搭配
  • corroborative evidence
  • corroborative testimony
  • corroborative of
同義詞
  • supporting

    broader and more common; used in everyday contexts as well as formal ones

  • confirmatory

    suggests final or decisive proof; often used in scientific or legal settings

  • substantiating

    emphasises adding weight or substance to a claim that previously lacked support

反義詞
  • contradictory

    pointing to the opposite conclusion rather than supporting it

文法句型

corroborative + noun

be + corroborative + of + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used before nouns such as 'evidence,' 'testimony,' 'data,' or 'statement.' When naming what is being supported, use 'corroborative of' + noun.

常見錯誤

The report was corroborative the claim.
The report was corroborative of the claim.
the adjective requires 'of' before naming what is supported.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • corroborative evidence
  • corroborative testimony
  • corroborative data
  • corroborative findings
  • corroborative witness

副詞搭配

  • highly corroborative
  • mutually corroborative

常用片語

  • corroborative of a claim
  • corroborative of a theory

介系詞搭配

  • corroborative of