earwitness

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɪə̯wɪtnəs/|/-wɪtnɪs/    美 /ˈɪɹwɪtnəs/|/-wɪtnɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A witness who provides evidence or testimony based on auditory observations.
    — But the Poor, as they cannot provide Persons to educate their Children; so from the Way in which they live together in poor Families, a Child must be an Eye and Ear-witness of the worst Part of his Parents Talk and Behaviour.
动词 v.
  1. To hear an event or incident directly. transitive

词形变化

earwitnesses plural earwitnesses present,singular,third-person earwitnessing participle,present earwitnessed participle,past earwitnessed past

词源

词源 1
From ear + witness, by analogy with eyewitness.
词源 2
From ear + witness, by analogy with eyewitness.
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