witness

英 ['wɪtnɪs] 美['wɪtnəs]

an invocation of God as confirmation of the truth of a statement

上帝作证，老天作证（用于确认事实）

God be my witness, sir, I didn't!.
老天作证，先生，我没干！。

(archaic)appeal or refer to someone or something for confirmation or evidence of something

(古)请…作证；传…作证

1. His girlfriend had gone into the witness box and taken the oath.: 他的女朋友进入证人席并立了誓。

2. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.: 原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。

3. The convictions rest solely on disputed witness and confessional statements.: 仅仅根据有争议的目击者证言和供词就定了罪。

4. Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence.: 孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件，其数量之多令人不安。

5. One eye-witness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction.: 一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。