🇬🇧🇨🇳 corroboration - 佐证 : English Lesson

Meaning of "corroboration" ("佐证"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Corroboration is when you bring extra proof or evidence to show that a story or idea is really true. It’s like when one friend says, “An alien stole my sandwich,” and another friend shows a picture of the alien holding the sandwich—that second friend is giving corroboration. Corroboration can be a person backing you up, a picture, a video, or any new information that helps everyone believe what really happened.

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I told the dentist I brush twice a day, but the army of sugar bugs in my mouth offered zero corroboration.

We needed corroboration that the cake was good, so we performed a second, third, and fourth taste-test—just to be sure.

The volcano of ketchup on my fries was strong corroboration that I do not understand the word “moderation.”

Dad denied snoring, but Mom’s video of him roaring like a lawnmower was devastating corroboration.

Scientists use corroboration all the time—when many experiments give the same result, it’s like the universe shouting, “Yes, that’s really how I work!”

Rain slicked the cobblestones. He held a soaked photo as corroboration, a small shoe print as corroboration, a shop camera clip as corroboration, and a neighbor’s note as final corroboration. The accused child's eyes flooded. The judge touched the paper, smiled. Corroboration settled the room; the child ran into his mother's arms.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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