引证 (yǐn zhèng) — to cite as evidence, to quote in support of an argument

Definition

Examples

• 他在论文中引证了大量历史资料。
  Tā zài lùn wén zhōng yǐn zhèng le dà liàng lì shǐ zī liào.
  He cited a large amount of historical material as evidence in his thesis.
• 法官要求律师引证相关法律条文。
  Fǎ guān yāo qiú lǜ shī yǐn zhèng xiāng guān fǎ lǜ tiáo wén.
  The judge asked the lawyer to cite the relevant legal provisions as evidence.
• 为了证明这个观点，他引证了三个不同的例子。
  Wèi le zhèng míng zhè ge guān diǎn, tā yǐn zhèng le sān gè bù tóng de lì zi.
  To prove this point, he cited three different examples as evidence.