# Day 876 学习笔记

Day 876 

--- Proverbs ---

※ 原句 ※

If each would sweep before his won door, we should have a clean city.

各尽其责，公祠显赫。/家家门口打扫干净，就有清洁的城市。

attenuator n.

(specialist) a device consisting of a number of resistors which reduce the strength of a radio sound or signal

（信号）衰减器

attest v. (formal)

①attest (to sth) | attest (that) ... | attest (sth)

to show or prove that sth is true

证实；是……的证据

syn. bear / give witness (to sth)

Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.

当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。

②attest (sth) | attest (that...)

to state that you believe that sth is true or genuine, for example in court

作证，证明（如在法庭上）

to attest a will

就遗嘱作见证

The signature was attested by two witnesses.

这个签名有两名见证人。

attic n.

a room or space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things

（紧靠屋顶的）阁楼，顶楼

furniture stored in the attic

存放在阁楼的家具

an attic bedroom

顶楼卧室

attire n.

（formal) clothes

服装；衣服

dressed in formal evening attire

穿着晚礼服

attired adj. [not before noun]

(literary or formal) dressed in a particular way

穿着……衣服