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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhèng rén
"这名证人在法庭上作证。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
"Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward with information about the robbery."
- 1
To see or know by personal experience; to observe an event.
"Millions of people around the world witnessed the historic landing on television."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'witnes', meaning knowledge, testimony, or witness, stemming from 'witan' (to know). Over time, the term shifted from denoting general awareness or attestation to specifically referring to a person who sees an event or testifies in a legal proceeding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Witness" is said worldwide
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témoin
Transliteration: temwa
"Un témoin a appelé la police après l'accident."
Zeuge
Transliteration: tɔɪɡə
"Der Zeuge konnte den Verdächtigen genau beschreiben."
testimone
Transliteration: testiˈmone
"Un testimone oculare ha visto tutto ciò che è successo."
testigo
Transliteration: tesˈtiɣo
"El testigo declaró ante el juez esta mañana."
testemunha
Transliteration: testeˈmuɲɐ
"A testemunha colaborou com as investigações da polícia."
गवाह
Transliteration: gawah
"घटना स्थल पर कोई गवाह मौजूद नहीं था।"
证人
Transliteration: zhèng rén
"这名证人在法庭上作证。"
목격자
Transliteration: mok-gyeok-ja
"경찰은 사고 현장의 목격자를 찾고 있습니다."
目撃者
Transliteration: mokugekisha
"警察官はその事件の目撃者に事情聴取をした。"
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