evidence

1 عمومی:: شهادت‌، گواه‌، مدرك‌ (مدارك‌)، شهادت‌ دادن‌، شواهد، ملاك‌، گواهی- مدرک، گواهی‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun proof: The evidence was overwhelming.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: see IN EVIDENCE; MUCH IN EVIDENCE.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: evidence verbs have evidence • Do the police have any evidence against him? find evidence ( also obtain evidence formal ) • The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him. gather/collect evidence • Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime. look for/search for evidence • The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement. hide evidence • The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence. plant evidence (= deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty ) • He claims the evidence was planted there by the police. produce evidence (= find evidence and prepare it for a court case ) • The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence. give evidence (= tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true ) • Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial. consider/examine/study the evidence • Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty. adjectives good/clear/strong evidence • There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease. hard evidence (= very clear evidence which proves that something is true ) • They have no hard evidence to support their claim. fresh evidence (= new evidence ) • The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime. medical/scientific evidence • There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim. reliable/credible (= which people can trust or believe ) • Do you think their evidence is reliable? flimsy (= not good enough to make you believe something ) • Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence. convincing/compelling (= making you feel sure that something is true ) • The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing. overwhelming (= when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true ) • The evidence against him was overwhelming. conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (= very strong evidence which cannot be disproved ) • We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest. • The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme. conflicting evidence (= pieces of evidence that support different conclusions ) • With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision. incriminating evidence (= making someone seem guilty of a crime ) • The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind. damning evidence (= proving that someone has done something wrong ) • Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him. circumstantial evidence (= evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it ) • His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence. anecdotal evidence (= based on what people believe, rather than on facts ) • Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase. empirical evidence (= based on scientific testing or practical experience ) • Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims? admissible evidence (= acceptable in a court of law ) • Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court. phrases a piece of evidence • The study produced one interesting piece of evidence. not a scrap/shred of evidence (= no evidence at all ) • There is not one scrap of evidence against our client. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' true evidence '. Say reliable evidence .

transnet.ir

4 general::   noun ADJ. abundant, ample, considerable, extensive, plentiful, substantial, widespread | growing | clear, compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, good, hard, incontrovertible, irrefutable, overwhelming, persuasive, positive, powerful, solid, striking, strong, unambiguous, unequivocal | adequate | flimsy, inadequate, insufficient, scant | concrete, direct, firm, first-hand, objective, tangible The figures provide concrete evidence of the bank's claim to provide the best service. | indirect | available, current, present Available evidence points to pilot error as the cause of the crash. | fresh, further, more, new | crucial, important, valuable, vital The defence accused the prosecution of withholding crucial evidence. | corroborative They convicted the wrong man on the basis of a signed confession with no corroborative evidence. | conflicting Another team of scientists has come up with conflicting evidence. | damning The scandal is damning evidence of the government's contempt for democracy. | anecdotal, archaeological, circumstantial, documentary, empirical, experimental, factual, forensic, formal, historical, material, medical, photographic, scientific, statistical, video, visible, visual There was a mass of circumstantial evidence linking Watson to the murder. | false She admitted giving false evidence to the court. QUANT. piece | body, mass A body of evidence emerged suggesting that smoking tobacco caused serious diseases. VERB + EVIDENCE have We do not have the evidence to prove these claims. | look for, search for | accumulate, collect, come up with, find, gather, obtain, produce Scientists have found fresh evidence to suggest that a huge explosion led to the death of the dinosaurs. | offer (sb), provide (sb with), show (sb) The tapes provided evidence of her intentions. | give, present (sb with) She was hoping she would not have to give evidence in court. | see He says he's been working hard, but I haven't seen any evidence of it. | consider, examine, study | review | cite (sth as) The team cited evidence from a recent earthquake to back up their idea. The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority. | use sth in The police officer took a statement which was later used in evidence. | hear We must wait to hear his evidence before we make any judgement. | admit, allow The judge can decide whether to admit or exclude evidence. | exclude EVIDENCE + VERB exist | come to light, emerge | accumulate, grow Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease. | confirm sth, demonstrate sth, establish sth, point to sth, show sth, suggest sth, support sth The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network. | be based on sth, be derived from sth, come from sth evidence of growing poverty based on extensive surveys | implicate sb/sth, link sb/sth evidence linking her to the crime PREP. as ~ He cited Australia's sporting success as evidence for his theory. | in ~ A photo of the victim's injuries was produced in evidence. | on … ~ On present evidence the team will be lucky to make the final. | on the ~ of On the evidence of his latest exhibition, Miller is an artist who is past his best. | ~ about, ~ concerning, ~ regarding, ~ relating to The team have been collecting evidence about war crimes. | ~ against The woman went to court to give evidence against her attacker. | ~ for What evidence do you have for that claim? | ~ of Archaeologists found evidence of a rich and varied culture at the settlement. | ~ on The first chapter reviews the evidence on how children learn language. PHRASES in the face/teeth of evidence The company denies, in the face of overwhelming evidence, that smoking causes cancer. | in the light of evidence In the light of new evidence, a new enquiry into the crash is likely to take place. | lack of evidence The kidnapping charge was dropped because of lack of evidence. | not a scrap/shred of evidence He made the accusations without a shred of evidence to back them up.

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