vouch

vouch

英 [vaʊtʃ]
　　美 [vaʊtʃ]

vt. 擔保；證明；傳出庭作證
　　vi. 保證；證明；確定

中文詞源：

vouch 擔保

來自拉丁語vocare,召喚，說話，詞源同voice。原指召喚到法庭出庭作證，引申詞義擔保。

例句：

1. Kim's mother agreed to vouch for Maria and get her a job.
金的母親同意為瑪麗亞擔保，好讓她找份工作。

2. He cannot vouch for the accuracy of the story.
他不能證明這一說法的準確性。

3. They asked whether I was prepared to vouch for him.
他們問我是否願意為他作擔保.

4. I can vouch for the fact that he is a good worker.
我保證他是好員工.

5. I was in bed with flu. My wife can vouch for that / me.
當時我患流感臥床休息. 我妻子可為此/為我作證.