"conclusive evidence" 是名词短语,直译为“确凿证据”“决定性证据”或“无可辩驳的证据”。
其中:
conclusive(形容词):表示“能彻底结束疑问、证明事实的”(proving something is true beyond doubt, or ending a debate);
evidence(名词):“证据”(facts or information that show something is true)。
因此,整个短语强调证据的“最终性”和“不可推翻性”——足以彻底证明某件事的真实性,或终结所有质疑。
作为名词短语,它可在句子中充当主语、宾语、表语等成分,常与特定动词、介词搭配使用。
find/discover:找到/发现确凿证据
例:The detectives finally found conclusive evidence linking the suspect to the murder.(侦探们最终找到将嫌疑人与谋杀案联系起来的确凿证据。)
provide/offer/present:提供/出示确凿证据
例:The scientist presented conclusive evidence for the theory at the conference.(科学家在会议上出示了支持该理论的确凿证据。)
lack:缺乏确凿证据
例:The case was dismissed because the prosecution lacked conclusive evidence.(案件被驳回,因为控方缺乏确凿证据。)
need/require:需要确凿证据
例:You need conclusive evidence to accuse someone of fraud.(指控他人欺诈需要确凿证据。)
of:关于某事的证据(说明证据的指向对象)
例:There is conclusive evidence of his involvement in the theft.(有确凿证据表明他参与了盗窃。)
for:支持某观点/结论的证据
例:Do we have conclusive evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life?(我们有支持外星生命存在的确凿证据吗?)
against:反对某观点/指控的证据
例:The defense lawyer produced conclusive evidence against the prosecution’s claims.(辩护律师出示了反驳控方指控的确凿证据。)
法律场景:
The jury returned a guilty verdict after seeing conclusive evidence of the defendant’s guilt.(陪审团在看到被告有罪的确凿证据后作出了有罪判决。)
科学场景:
Years of experiments have yielded conclusive evidence that smoking causes lung cancer.(多年实验得出确凿证据:吸烟会导致肺癌。)
日常场景:
She couldn’t prove her innocence because she had no conclusive evidence.(她无法证明自己的清白,因为没有确凿证据。)
conclusive evidence vs strong evidence(有力证据):
"strong evidence" 强调证据“有说服力”,但可能仍有反驳空间;而 "conclusive evidence" 是终极证据,彻底终结疑问(e.g., 监控录像拍到凶手作案过程是 conclusive evidence;证人证词可能是 strong evidence)。
conclusive evidence vs solid evidence(可靠证据):
"solid evidence" 侧重证据“真实、可信”(如DNA鉴定);"conclusive evidence" 更强调“能盖棺定论”(如DNA+监控+目击证人共同构成 conclusive evidence)。
例:The test results were inconclusive, so we need more data.(测试结果非决定性,因此我们需要更多数据。)
总结:"conclusive evidence" 是最高级别的证据,用于强调“事实已无法否认”,常见于法律、科学、辩论等需要“彻底证明”的场景。