求证的英文：
seek proof
seek confirmation

For proof the writer refers to a passage from the book.
为了求证，作者参酌该书的一段话。

The four stages of creative thought are preparation,incubation,illumination,and verification.
创造性思考的四个阶段是准备、沉思、启迪、求证。

They were seeking employment.
他们在找工作。

I'm seeking for the evidence.
我正在搜查证据。

The raven will seek the carrion.
渡鸦爱觅腐尸。

First proof: The earliest proof used for checking by proof readers.
初稿:给校对员校对的最先稿样。

Rough proof: Proof for identification rather than reading.
粗稿样:只用来辨认，不作校对的稿样。

Clean proof: A printer's proof in which there are no errors.
清样:没有错漏的稿样.

confirmation of the report
传闻的证实

She is a confirmed drunkard.
她是个饮酒成癖的女人。

The price is subject to our confirmation.
所有价格经我们确认后有效。