circumstantial evidence

基本解釋

In court you would say there was some circumstantial evidence for it, but no proof.
在法庭上你只能說(shuō)有它存在的一些旁證，但沒(méi)有足以一錘定音的證據(jù)。
There is, however, a problem with this theory: it relies on circumstantial evidence.
這種說(shuō)法有一個(gè)漏洞：它是建立在旁證的基礎(chǔ)之上的。
We must admit that the overwhelming volume of indisputable circumstantial evidence far outweighed the presumption of innocence.
我們必須承認(rèn)，大量無(wú)可辯駁的詳盡的證據(jù)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)壓倒了關(guān)于清白的假設(shè)。

He says circumstantial evidence indicates the launch involves a long-range missile rather than a satellite.
Still, there's some very interesting circumstantial evidence for Semites engaged in building projects in the thirteenth century, however and whenever they might have gotten to Egypt.
可是還是有一些非常有趣的詳細(xì)的證據(jù),因?yàn)殚W族投入建筑工程是在13世紀(jì)時(shí)，他們?nèi)绾危谑裁磿r(shí)候進(jìn)入埃及。
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indirect evidence that tends to establish a conclusion by inference &rarrcompare direct evidence