testament

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tes·ta·ment [testament testaments] BrE [ˈtestəmənt] NAmE [ˈtestəmənt] noun (formal)
1. countable, usually singular, uncountable ~ (to sth) a thing that shows that sth else exists or is true
Syn: ↑testimony
•The new model is a testament to the skill and dedication of the workforce.
2. countable = ↑will
•This is the last will and testament of…
see also ↑New Testament, ↑Old Testament

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Latin testamentum ‘a will’ (from testari ‘testify’), in Christian Latin also translating Greek diathēkē ‘covenant’.

Example Bank:
•That so many people came is (a) testament to her powers of persuasion.
•The crumbling ruins bear mute testament to the ravages of war.
•The decline of the port is sad testament to the state of the shipping industry.
•The immaculate state of the garden bears testament to a lifetime's effort.
•The monument is a worthy testament to the courage of the men who fought in the war.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Testament, will