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語源

From 中期英語 testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈtes.tə.mənt/

名詞

testament (plural testaments)

1. (law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

   Synonyms: will, last will and testament, last will

2. One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
3. A tangible proof or tribute.

   Synonym: testimony

   The ancient aqueducts are a testament to the great engineering skill of the Roman Empire.

   His remarkable recovery is a testament to the doctor's skill.

   • 1976 August 28, Steven Blevins, “Ads and Beauty Contests”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 4:

     These ads are a sad testament to the paper's attitude toward gay men, and a disheartening indication of the direction GCN may be going.

   • 2015 August 12, Todd Leopold, “Return to the ‘City That Care Forgot’”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 2 January 2022:

     The phrase was, and remains, a double-edged sword: a testament to the hard-working and hard-living citizens of the Crescent City and an indicator of the “ah, whatever” shrug hanging over its corrupt politics, its ramshackle infrastructure and its belief that partying trumps all.

4. A credo, expression of conviction.

   The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause.

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Further reading

• “testament”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “testament”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

動詞

testament (third-person singular simple present testaments, present participle testamenting, simple past and past participle testamented)

1. (intransitive) To make a will.
2. (transitive) To bequeath or leave by will.

アナグラム

• statement, tentmates, Amstetten