Proved
用于说明证据支持某结论,或叙述某人事后被证实(He proved to be reliable)。法律与学术写作中常见 prove one’s case;口语中 “the plan proved successful” 强调结果验证。
- “The experiment proved that the hypothesis was correct.” (实验证明该假设正确。)
- “She proved herself capable of leading the project.” (她证明了自己有能力领导该项目。)
- “It proved harder than anyone had imagined.” (结果比任何人想象的都难。)
源自拉丁语 probare(检验、认可),与 probe(探查)、probable(很可能的)同源。
不规则过去式 proved;形容词 proven 多用于“已证实的”(proven method),美式过去分词亦可用 proven。
法庭用语 “innocent until proved guilty” 体现无罪推定;科学报道强调 “proved” 需谨慎,口语中常与 showed、demonstrated 互换。
- 固定搭配: “proved wrong” (被证明错了), “proved effective” (证实有效), “proved to be” (结果是)
- 动词原形: prove;名词: proof;形容词: proven/proved
把 prove 与 proof(证据)联想:有了 proof,事情就被 proved 了。
“The rookie proved his coach wrong by scoring twice in the final minutes.” (新秀在终场前连进两球,证明教练看错了他。)