Proof

(noun.) a trial photographic print from a negative.

(noun.) any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; 'if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it'.

(noun.) (printing) an impression made to check for errors.

(noun.) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it.

(noun.) a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume).

(verb.) make resistant (to harm); 'proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer'.

(verb.) activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; 'proof yeast'.

(verb.) knead to reach proper lightness; 'proof dough'.

(verb.) make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset.

(adj.) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; 'temptation-proof'; 'childproof locks' .

校对:奥斯瓦德

• I certainly did not see the proof of Mr. Skimpole's worldliness in his having his expenses paid by Richard, but I made no remark about that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• There is no proof that this unbrotherly, unhumorous egotist was ever sincerely loved by any human being. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Prove yourself true ere I cherish you, was his ordinance; and how difficult he made that proof! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• An earthquake-proof steel palace for the Crown Prince of Japan is one of the modern applications of steel in architecture. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The Christian writer Lactantius asked shrewdly whence atoms came, and what proof there was of their existence. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• It may be of some use to the public, by affording an easy proof of the prosperous condition of the country. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Because you HAVE no proof. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Proofs like these are not to be set aside by the idle tongues of cavilers. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Here at least were intelligible facts regarding landscape--far-reaching proofs productive of genuine satisfaction. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• A sudden impulse came over him to enter, and see if they were indeed the proofs. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• But both were, in those ignorant and superstitions times, easily credited as proofs of guilt. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The letter never reached its destination; but that, and other proofs, she kept, in case they ever tried to lie away the blot. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• I will look after the proofs. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• She thanked him for a thousand thousand kind offices and proofs of steadfast friendship to her in her affliction. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• It is then proofed and blocked. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In moulding pulp into articles of manufacture, satisfactory machines have been invented, not only for the mere forming them into shape, but for water-proofing and indurating the same. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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