corroborative
corroborative — 形容詞
- corroborativepositive
- more corroborativecomparative
- most corroborativesuperlative
1. providing additional facts or information that help show an earlier claim, story
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
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。
Liang's lab results were corroborative of the earlier findings from Dr. Park.
Liang 的實驗結果佐證了 Park 博士早期的發現。
Two witnesses gave corroborative statements about the blue car speeding away.
兩名目擊者提供了關於藍色轎車迅速駛離的佐證陳述。
A neighbour of Esther's saw the van too — corroborative testimony that helped secure a warrant.
Esther 的鄰居也看到了那輛廂型車——這份佐證證詞幫助警方取得搜索令。
- 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
- 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.