证据

• 拼音: zhèng jù
• 汉字拆解: 证 = 讠(speech) + 正 (correct), meaning 'proof'; 据 = 扌(hand) + 居 (to reside), meaning 'basis, according to'

含义

Evidence; proof. Information or material used to support or demonstrate a fact or claim.

Used in both legal and everyday contexts. In legal settings, it refers to formal evidence (提供证据 = provide evidence). In daily life, it can mean proof of any kind (有什么证据 = what evidence do you have). Commonly collocated with verbs like 收集 (collect), 提供 (provide), and 找 (find).

例句

1. 警察正在收集犯罪的证据。
2. 你有什么证据证明这件事？
3. 没有证据就不能随便说别人的坏话。

用法指南

语境: legal, discussion, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 你有证据吗？(Do you have evidence?)
• 这些照片可以作为证据。(These photos can serve as evidence.)

错误说法

• 我有感觉的证据。(Feelings are not 证据 — 证据 refers to objective, verifiable proof; say 我有这种感觉 for expressing a feeling)

起源与历史

证 (proof, to prove) + 据 (basis, according to). Together: the basis for proof — evidence.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal