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N-VAR
證據；證物；證言
Proof is a fact, argument, or piece of evidence which shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists.
例句
You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card...
你必須有在得克薩斯州的居住證明，比如得克薩斯身份證。
This is not necessarily proof that he is wrong...
這不一定就證明他是錯的。
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N-COUNT
校樣；樣張；初印稿
In publishing, the proofs of a book, magazine, or article are a first copy of it that is printed so that mistakes can be corrected before more copies are printed and published.
例句
I'm correcting the proofs of the Spanish edition right now.
我正在校正西班牙語版本的校樣。
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ADJ
標準酒精度
Proof is used after a number of degrees or a percentage, when indicating the strength of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky.
例句
...a glass of Wild Turkey bourbon: 101 degrees proof.
一杯威特基波旁威士忌：酒精度為101°
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ADJ
不能穿透的；耐…的；能防…的
If something or someone is proof against a particular thing, they cannot be damaged, harmed, or affected by it.
例句
The fortress was proof against the techniques of attack then in use...
該防御工事能抵御當時所使用的各種進攻手段。
His papers were proof against all but the most expert of scrutinies.
他的論文幾乎可以經受住最專業的審查。
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PHRASE
典型的例證；活生生的例子
If you say that someone is living proof of something, you mean that their actions or personal qualities show that a particular fact is true or that a particular quality exists.
例句
He is living proof that some players just get better with age.
有些運動員年紀越大狀態越好，他就是個活生生的例子。
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PHRASE
正面例子
To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists.
例句
The Windermere Golf Club is proof positive that golf and ecology can co-exist in perfect harmony.
溫德米爾高爾夫俱樂部證明了高爾夫和生態能完全和諧共存。
Noun
1. 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"2. a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
3. a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
4. (printing) an impression made to check for errors
5. a trial photographic print from a negative
6. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Verb
1. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
2. knead to reach proper lightness;
"proof dough"3. read for errors;
"I should proofread my manuscripts"4. activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk;
"proof yeast"5. make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.;
"proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"Adjective
1. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand;
"temptation-proof""childproof locks"