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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。

  1. “The experiment proved that the hypothesis was correct.” (实验证明该假设正确。)
  2. “She proved herself capable of leading the project.” (她证明了自己有能力领导该项目。)
  3. “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。)