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proof和evidence的区别

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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。 

Proof and Evidence 

A. proof 用于证明某件事是真实的,即"证明": 

  • I believe what you say; I don't need any proof. 
    我相信你所说的话;我不需要任何证明。 

  • Have you got any proof that you own this car? 
    你有任何证据证明你是这辆车的主人吗? 

  • We still have no proof that he is innocent. 
    你们仍然没有证明他清白的证据。 

  • As a proof of his love, he spent all his money on a ring for her. 
    作为他爱情的证明,他把自己所有的钱用来给她买了一只戒指。 

  • scientific proof 科学证明;a proof of carelessness 粗心的证明 

B. evidence 多用于指法律方面的"证据";另外还表示迹象 (sign, indication)",这时常用于there is (some) evidence that…的结构: 

  • My teacher was never called on to give evidence. 
    没有叫我的老师作证。 

  • Have you enough evidence(of his guilt) to arrest him? 
    你有足够的罪证来逮捕他吗? 

  • The supposed murder weapon was produced in evidence at his trial. 
    那件被疑为杀人凶器的东西在他的审判会上被作为证据出示。 

  • Anything you say may be used in evidence against you. 
    你说的任何话都可能被用作对你不利的证据。 

  • When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the evidence of his guilt. 
    警察到的时候他已经把他的罪证销毁了 

  • There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow. 
    有迹象表明,不诚实行为可能有起有伏。 

  • There is evidence that high school cheating may be on the rise. 
    有迹象表明,中学生作弊可能正在上升。 

  • There was some evidence that the documents had been tampered with. 
    有迹象表明,这些文件已经被篡改过


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