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源自拉丁语 'substantiare',由 'substantia'(物质、实质)和动词后缀 '-ate' 组成,字面意思是“赋予实质”或“使具体化”。
❶ 用具体证据或事实来证明某事的真实性或有效性,通常指通过提供支持性材料或详细说明来加强论点或主张。
“The scientist was able to substantiate her theory with experimental data.”
(这位科学家通过实验数据证实了她的理论。)
“He failed to substantiate his claims with any credible evidence.”
(他未能提供任何可信的证据来支持他的说法。)
substantiate a claim — 通过提供证据或详细说明来支持某个主张或说法,使其更加可信或有说服力。
“The journalist was asked to substantiate her claim with reliable sources.”
(这位记者被要求用可靠的来源来证实她的说法。)
substantiate an argument — 通过提供事实、数据或逻辑推理来加强某个论点,使其更加有力或可信。
“He used statistics to substantiate his argument about economic growth.”
(他用统计数据来证实他关于经济增长的论点。)