"proof" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 证据
• 证明

Definition

proof 指能表明某事属实的信息、证据或明确迹象。它也可以指文本在印刷前经过检查的最终校样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在日常英语中，proof 表示“证据”时通常是不可数名词：说 'Do you have proof?'，而不是通常说 'a proof'。但在数学和逻辑中，'a proof' 是可数的。常见搭配有 'proof of identity', 'proof that...', 'no proof', 'solid proof'。在出版语境中，proof 还指印刷前的校样。

Examples

Do you have any proof that the story is true?

你有任何**证据**证明这个故事是真的吗？

The photo was proof that he was there.

这张照片就是他在那里的**证据**。

Please check the proof before we print the book.

请在我们印这本书之前检查一下**校样**。

If they had real proof, they would have shown it by now.

如果他们有真正的**证据**，现在早就拿出来了。

I need proof of identity to open the account.

我需要**身份证明**才能开户。

There’s no proof that the leak came from our team.

没有**证据**表明泄密来自我们团队。