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■ witness作为及物动词(第四类)使用(“亲眼目击”)时,主语通常当然是人,但也可以不是人而是某段时间或某个地点,表示着这个时间或这个地点发生了什么事。这是中文只有诗歌中才使用而英文则散文甚至科技文章中也常常使用的“拟人化”(personification)修辞手法。 - The last half of the Carboniferous Period witnessed periods of significant ice cap formation over polar landmasses.在石炭纪后半期,极区的陆地块上面有些时期出现了大片冰冠形成的现象。
- Queen Victoria's period witnessed the expansion of Britain.维多利亚女王时期,英国实行了扩张。
- The city witnessed riots by the local people in 1978.该城 1978 年曾发生当地居民的暴乱。
同 witness 一样,动词 see 也可以有这个用法。 - Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister.代内政部长昨天辞职了。
- A US military spokesman said the past week had seen the highest number of car bombs and roadside bombs in Baghdad this year. (The Associated Press, Oct. 4, 2006)一位美国军方发言人说,上周巴格达发生的汽车炸弹和路边炸弹事件,数目是今年以来最高的。
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