corroborant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic. archaic
    — The sensible qualities of argentina promise no great virtue of this kind; for to the taste it discovers only a slight roughishness, from whence it may be presumed to be entitled to a place only among the milder corroborants.
  2. Something that corroborates. archaic
    — As a scrupulous and faithful antiquary, Morales was accustomed to require evidence, and to investigate it; and for these he could find no other testimony than tradition and antiquity, which, as presumptive proofs, were strong corroborants of faith, but did not suffice of themselves.
形容词 adj.
  1. strengthening; supporting; corroborating archaic
    — a tonic has a corroborant effect

词形变化

more corroborant comparative most corroborant superlative corroborants plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin corroborans. See corroborate.
词源 2
From Latin corroborans. See corroborate.
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