certify

certify

英 ['sɜːtɪfaɪ]
　　美 ['sɝtə'fai]

v. 證明；保證

v.(動詞)certify的基本意思是“證明”,指以蓋章或簽字的手段正式證實某事的真實性，引申可表示“發證書給…”。certify在英式英語中表示“正式宣佈某人有精神病”,是非正式用語。certify是及物動詞,接名詞、代詞作賓語,也可接that從句。certify還可接以“as/to be+ n./adj. ”充當補足語的復合賓語。

中文詞源：

certify 證明，證實

來自詞根cert, 確定，見certain.

例句：

1. This swimming certificate is to certify that I swim one hundred metres.
這張遊泳證證明我可以遊100米.

2. Can you certify for his ability as a teacher?
你可以保證他能勝任老師的工作 嗎 ?

3. I can certify to his good character.
我可以證明他品德好.

4. The National Election Council is supposed to certify the results of the election.
全國選舉委員會應對選舉結果出具證明。

5. Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.
他們每年對我們進行賬務審核，以確保其真實無誤。