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To certify is to provide proof for something or to license someone, like a lawyer. You can certify a lawyer or certify that someone’s insane. Either way, when you certify something, you make it official.
To certify is to have evidence that something is true, to make certain. If you certify that you own a house, you prove it's yours. Vouching for a friend can certify that the friend is a good person. Professionals like lawyers, doctors, and accountants must be certified. Being certified assures others that the person is qualified. Certify also refers to declaring someone legally insane, so make sure your doctor is certified by the medical board, not the loony bin.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: cert
=sure/separate,表示”搞清,区别”
adj.
certain 肯定的cert搞清,区别+ain表示形容词→搞清楚的→肯定的
n.
certainty 必然,肯定;必然的事certain[adj.肯定的]+ty表名词→n.必然,肯定;必然的事
certificate 证明书;执照certify[v.证明;保证]+icate→证明的东西
certitude 确信;确实cert搞清,区别+itude状态→确定状态
concert 音乐会, 一致con共同+cert搞清,区别→一致,和谐→音乐会
v.
ascertain 确定,发现as一再+certain[adj.肯定的]→一再搞清
certify 证明;保证cert搞清,区别+ify表动词→搞清楚→证明
同义词辨析
这些动词均含有”证明,证实”之意。
- prove: 普通用词,指通过某种手段或方式提供证据以证实或证明某事物真实与否,某结论正确与否等情况。
- certify: 较正式用词,多指有签字盖章的、合符法律程序的书面证明。
- demonstrate: 指通过推理、辩论、实验或以实例来证明事物的正确与否。常用于理论、学说、定律等的证明上。
- establish: 指证实事实或理论的真实性与正确性,使其能长期存在或为人们所接受。
- testify: 较正式用词,既指出庭作证,提供证据,又指为某人或某事的是否真实提供证据或证明。
同义词
attest / authenticate / depose / testify / to / evidence / confirm / warrant / corroborate / validate / verify / substantiate / document / support / certify
同根词
词根:certify
adj.certified被证明的;有保证的;具有证明文件的
certificated具有证明文件的;立有证据的;业经证明的
certifiable可证明的;可确认的;可保证的
n.certificate证书;执照,文凭
certification证明,保证;检定
v.certified证明,证实;颁发合格证书(certify的过去分词形式)
vt.certificate发给证明书;以证书形式授权给…;用证书批准