evidence
['ev.ɪ.dənts] noun uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true 证据；证明•The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.警方没有发现任何证据证明这宗谋杀案和恐怖分子有关。 •[+ to infinitive] There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.没有科学证据证明水中分娩有危险。 •[+ that] Is there any scientific evidence that a person's character is reflected in their handwriting?一个人的笔迹反映其性格的说法有甚么科学凭据呢？ •Several experts are to give evidence on the subject.几位专家将就这个问题提出证据。 •There is only circumstantial evidence against her, so she is unlikely to be convicted.只有间接证据对她不利，所以她不大可能被定罪。 •Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.人权运动者几年来一直声称践踏人权现象的存在，而现在他们已经掌握了令人信服的书面证据。 •Fresh evidence suggests that the statement had been fabricated.新的证据证明财务报表是伪造的。 •The traces of petrol found on his clothing provided the forensic evidence proving that he had started the fire deliberately.在他衣服上发现的汽油痕迹成为了法庭证据，证明他是蓄意纵火。 •All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.所有证据都证明，在今后几年中交通量会大幅提升。 •There is growing/mounting/increasing evidence that people whose diets are rich in vitamins are less likely to develop some types of cancer.越来越多的证据证明，在饮食中吸收含有富维他命食物的人不太容易罹患某些癌症。 |