ev·i·dence /ˈɛvədən(t)s, vəˌdɛn(t)s/
 U根據,證據;形跡,跡象
 Ev·i·dence n.
 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
    Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.   --Heb. xi. 1.
 O glorious trial of exceeding love
 Illustrious evidence, example high.   --Milton.
 2. One who bears witness. [R.] “Infamous and perjured evidences.”
 3. Law That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.
 Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
 Crown's evidence, King's evidence, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts. [Eng.]
 State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ]
 To turn King's evidence To turn Queen's evidence, or To turn State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
 Syn: -- Testimony; proof. See Testimony.
 Ev·i·dence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evidenced p. pr. & vb. n. Evidencing ] To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender.
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 evidence
      n 1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to
           base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung
           cancer is very compelling" [syn: grounds]
      2: an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling
         was evidence of his fear"
      3: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact
         whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is
         established or disproved
      v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's
           behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high
           fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome
           manifest a high level of architectural sophistication";
           "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn:
            attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate]
      2: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
         father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
         [syn: testify, bear witness, prove, show]
      3: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
         [syn: tell]