evidence の英語での意味
evidenceevidence1 /ˈevɪdəns/ AWL noun 
すべての翻訳を見る1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true何かが存在する、または真実であることを明確に示す事実や徴候evidence of
At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.現時点では、他の惑星に生命が存在するという証拠はない。evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.これらの主張を裏付ける証拠はない。evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?この治療法が効果的だという証拠はありますか？► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guilty有罪または無罪を証明するために法廷で提示される情報: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.マローの証言は、ヘイズを殺人罪で有罪にするのに十分だった。 He refused to give evidence at the trial.彼は裁判で証言することを拒否した。evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.2人の男に不利な証拠はほとんどなかった。in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.その書類は裁判で証拠として使用される可能性がある。3be in evidence formalフォーマル to be present and easily seen or noticedその場にいて容易に見られたり気づかれたりする: The police are always in evidence at football matches.サッカーの試合では、警察が常に目立って配置されている。 → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?文法：可算名詞か不可算名詞か？• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence は不可算名詞であり、複数形では使いません。正しい表現：· The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗誤った表現：The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence の後には常に単数動詞が来ます：· The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• 一つの事実や徴候について話すときは a piece of evidence と言います：· The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meanings 1 & 2– 語義1・2verbs動詞have evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?警察は彼に不利な証拠を持っているのか？find evidence (also obtain evidence formalフォーマル)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.当局は彼を有罪にするのに十分な証拠を入手できなかった。gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.警察の専門家は現在も犯行現場で証拠を収集している。look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.調査では財務管理上の不正の証拠を探すことになる。hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.犯人は証拠を隠すために遺体を焼こうとした可能性がある。plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.彼は、証拠は警察によって仕込まれたものだと主張している。produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.警察がさらなる証拠を提出する時間を確保するため、裁判は延期された。give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.ホワイトさんは彼らの裁判で証言することに同意した。consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.すべての証拠を検討した上で、裁判所は彼を無罪と判断した。adjectives形容詞good/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.喫煙が心臓病を引き起こすという明確な証拠がある。hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.彼らは主張を裏付ける確実な証拠を持っていない。fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.警察は、ティリーが犯行現場にいたことを証明する新たな証拠を発見した可能性があると述べている。medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.その主張を裏付ける医学的証拠は何もない。reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?彼らの証拠は信頼できると思いますか？flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.彼らの結論は非常に薄弱な証拠に基づいている。convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.そのデータは気候が変化しているという説得力のある証拠を示している。overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.彼に不利な証拠は圧倒的だった。conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.逮捕する前に、反論の余地のない証拠が必要だ。· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.政府はその国の核兵器計画に関する決定的な証拠を持っていると主張している。conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.これほど多くの矛盾した証拠があっては、決断を下すのはほぼ不可能だ。incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.強盗たちは自分たちを不利にする証拠を残さないよう注意した。damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.彼女の証言は彼に対する最も不利な証拠であることが判明した。circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.彼の弁護士は、彼に対する訴訟が状況証拠に基づくものだと主張している。anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.逸話的証拠は、暴力団関連の暴力が増加していることを示唆している。empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?これらの主張を裏付ける実証的な証拠はどこにあるのか？admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.彼女の弁護士は、そのテープは法廷で証拠能力がないと助言した。phrasesフレーズa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.その研究は興味深い証拠を一つ生み出した。not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.私どもの依頼人に不利な証拠は一切ない。COMMON ERRORSよくある誤り ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.
すべての翻訳を見る1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true何かが存在する、または真実であることを明確に示す事実や徴候evidence of At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.現時点では、他の惑星に生命が存在するという証拠はない。evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.これらの主張を裏付ける証拠はない。evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?この治療法が効果的だという証拠はありますか？► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guilty有罪または無罪を証明するために法廷で提示される情報: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.マローの証言は、ヘイズを殺人罪で有罪にするのに十分だった。 He refused to give evidence at the trial.彼は裁判で証言することを拒否した。evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.2人の男に不利な証拠はほとんどなかった。in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.その書類は裁判で証拠として使用される可能性がある。3be in evidence formalフォーマル to be present and easily seen or noticedその場にいて容易に見られたり気づかれたりする: The police are always in evidence at football matches.サッカーの試合では、警察が常に目立って配置されている。 → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?文法：可算名詞か不可算名詞か？• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence は不可算名詞であり、複数形では使いません。正しい表現：· The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗誤った表現：The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence の後には常に単数動詞が来ます：· The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• 一つの事実や徴候について話すときは a piece of evidence と言います：· The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meanings 1 & 2– 語義1・2verbs動詞have evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?警察は彼に不利な証拠を持っているのか？find evidence (also obtain evidence formalフォーマル)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.当局は彼を有罪にするのに十分な証拠を入手できなかった。gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.警察の専門家は現在も犯行現場で証拠を収集している。look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.調査では財務管理上の不正の証拠を探すことになる。hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.犯人は証拠を隠すために遺体を焼こうとした可能性がある。plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.彼は、証拠は警察によって仕込まれたものだと主張している。produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.警察がさらなる証拠を提出する時間を確保するため、裁判は延期された。give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.ホワイトさんは彼らの裁判で証言することに同意した。consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.すべての証拠を検討した上で、裁判所は彼を無罪と判断した。adjectives形容詞good/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.喫煙が心臓病を引き起こすという明確な証拠がある。hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.彼らは主張を裏付ける確実な証拠を持っていない。fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.警察は、ティリーが犯行現場にいたことを証明する新たな証拠を発見した可能性があると述べている。medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.その主張を裏付ける医学的証拠は何もない。reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?彼らの証拠は信頼できると思いますか？flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.彼らの結論は非常に薄弱な証拠に基づいている。convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.そのデータは気候が変化しているという説得力のある証拠を示している。overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.彼に不利な証拠は圧倒的だった。conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.逮捕する前に、反論の余地のない証拠が必要だ。· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.政府はその国の核兵器計画に関する決定的な証拠を持っていると主張している。conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.これほど多くの矛盾した証拠があっては、決断を下すのはほぼ不可能だ。incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.強盗たちは自分たちを不利にする証拠を残さないよう注意した。damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.彼女の証言は彼に対する最も不利な証拠であることが判明した。circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.彼の弁護士は、彼に対する訴訟が状況証拠に基づくものだと主張している。anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.逸話的証拠は、暴力団関連の暴力が増加していることを示唆している。empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?これらの主張を裏付ける実証的な証拠はどこにあるのか？admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.彼女の弁護士は、そのテープは法廷で証拠能力がないと助言した。phrasesフレーズa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.その研究は興味深い証拠を一つ生み出した。not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.私どもの依頼人に不利な証拠は一切ない。COMMON ERRORSよくある誤り ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.