proof

英 [pruːf] 美 [pruːf]

• n. 证明；证据；校样
• adj. 防 ... 的；耐 ... 的
• vt. 检验；给 ... 做防护措施

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]证明,论证; 证据,证物

   (a) way of showing that sth is true; facts, information, documents, etc., that prove sth

2. [C]校样,样张

   a test copy made of sth printed, so that mistakes can be put right before the proper printing is done

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 证明，证据，论证
2. 检验，考验，验算
3. 【印】校样，样张，印样
4. 【律】证件，证词，证言，物证
5. 检定的品质
6. 试管
7. 标准强度
8. 检验，考验
9. 浓度标准
10. 【数】证明，证法

adj. 形容词

1. 规定的，合乎标准的
2. 检验用的
3. 试验过的，有保证的
4. 校样的
5. 耐...的，防…的，…不入的
6. 不能穿透的，能抵挡的, 能防范的

v. 动词

1. 试验，试验
2. 使不透水，使防水
3. 使经得住，使耐久，使有耐力
4. 校对，验证，检验，考验
5. 把…印成校样，印…的校样
6. 给（织物）做防护处理
7. 使…能防
8. 使…不能穿透
9. proofread的缩略形式

英英释义

Noun:

1. any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something;

   "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"
   

2. a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

3. a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

4. (printing) an impression made to check for errors

5. a trial photographic print from a negative

6. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

Adjective:

1. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand;

   "temptation-proof"
   "childproof locks"
   

Verb:

1. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

2. knead to reach proper lightness;

   "proof dough"
   

3. read for errors;

   "I should proofread my manuscripts"
   

4. activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk;

   "proof yeast"
   

5. make resistant (to harm);

   "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This fact is too evident to require proof.
   这事实很明显, 用不着证明。
2. Have you got any proof that you own this bike?
   你有什么证据证明这辆自行车是你的？
3. There are a few misprints which I will correct in proof.
   有几处印错了,我将在校样上一一改正。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The shelter was proof against the bitter weather.
   这个棚子可以避寒。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. It is part of your duty to proof twenty pages.
   校对20页是你分内之事。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The blood on his shoes was a proof of his guilt.
   他鞋子上的血迹就是他犯罪的证据。
2. Miss Ada has just sent me the proofs of her new book.
   埃达小姐刚把她新书的校样送给我。
3. The liquor is 70% proof.
   这种酒为标准度数的70%。
4. Is life on the Mars capable of proof?
   火星有生命的说法可以验证吗?

经典引文

• Failure to achieve such a competence was in itself proof of a lack of virtue.

  出自： R. Niebuhr

• The proofs we were offered for the existence of God all seemed to contain serious flaws.

  出自： A. Kenny

• These cuirasses..were not proof against a well-delivered thrust.

  出自： C. Boutell

• It would do him no harm because he was proof against poison of all kinds.

  出自： A. Sillitoe

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

be living proof of

活证明show sth by the fact that one is alive

put to the proof

考验某人〔某物〕; 对某事物的真实性加以检验test sb/sth; test the truth of sth
put sb/sth to the proof
That box looks big enough; but let us put it to the proof.

那个箱子看起来够大的,但是我们还要把它检验一下。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accumulate〔hold〕 proofs 积累〔掌握〕证据
• correct〔read〕 proofs 读样,校对
• offer〔supply〕 proofs 提供证据

形容词+～

• abundant〔authentic, clear〕 proofs 充足〔可靠,明确〕的证据
• strong proofs 有力的证据

介词+～

• for proof of this 为了证实这一点
• an instance in proof 例证
• on proofs 凭证据

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. proof的基本意思是“证明,论证”“证据,证物”。当proof指的是证明或论证的过程或方式时,是抽象的概念,用作不可数名词; 当指的是可以证明某事物正确性的具体的事实、信息或文件时,则用作可数名词。
2. proof用作出版术语时可指“校样,样张”,此时多用复数形式,但在指“校样阶段”时,则为不可数名词。proof也可指“(酒类的)强度标准”,作此解时为不可数名词或用在名词之后。
3. proof还可作“验证,考验”解,多用作不可数名词。

词义辨析

proof，evidence，witness，testimony

• 这些名词均有“证据、见证”之意。
• proof指足以直接证明某事为某事实的依据，侧重作为充分证据所导致的结果。
• evidence普通用词，在法律上指能起证明作用的，如证明、公证书以及所有的实物东西等。在生活中指任何一样可证明某一件事的真实性的东西。
• witness指证据或证人，尤指后者，且有亲眼见到之意。
• testimony指证据、证词，多系法律用语。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的prueve；最初源自古典拉丁语的probare，意为证明，证实。

近反义词

【近义词】

• demonstration
• evidence
• test
• trial