documented
documented — noun
1. a sheet or set of sheets carrying writing or print, usually issued by an authori
a sheet or set of sheets carrying writing or print, usually issued by an authority such as a government, school, or company, that records facts or grants permission.
Renata kept her birth certificate and other important documents in a small metal box.
noun: physical official papers held by an individual
The lawyer asked Femi to sign three documents before the property could change hands.
collocation: sign a document
Border officers checked every traveler's passport and travel documents at the small airport.
The historian found a fragile document from 1893 inside the old church safe.
Without proper documents, Kabir could not open a bank account in his new country.
- paper
informal everyday term for any official sheet
- record
stresses long-term keeping of information
- certificate
a document that proves a specific fact, e.g. birth, marriage
文法句型
a document of [type]
official document
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution (government, school, court) when the document is being issued; the holder is usually an individual when the document is being kept or shown.
常見錯誤
2. a file created on a computer, usually with a word-processing program, that holds
a file created on a computer, usually with a word-processing program, that holds text and sometimes pictures and can be opened, edited, and saved.
Asher opened a new document and began typing his school essay about climate change.
verb pattern: open a document
Maeve saved the document to her desktop before closing the laptop.
common pattern: save the document to [location]
The teacher emailed a Word document with the homework questions to every student.
Shirin could not find the document she had been working on last night.
All the team's planning notes are kept in a shared document in the cloud.
文法句型
open / save / close a document
Word document
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense exists only inside a computer or phone; you cannot hold it in your hand. Often preceded by the program name (Word document, PDF document, Google document).
常見錯誤
documented — verb
1. to write down, photograph, or otherwise keep a careful record of what happens du
to write down, photograph, or otherwise keep a careful record of what happens during an event or process, so that other people can study or check it later.
Aoi spent six months documenting the daily life of fishermen in a small coastal village.
common pattern: document + activity over time
Hospital staff carefully document every change in a patient's condition.
collocation: document every change
The journalist documented how the new law affected three families over one year.
Quan used his phone to document the protest, taking photos and short videos for the local news.
The harmful effects of the chemical have been well documented in many studies.
- ignore
to pay no attention and leave no record
文法句型
document + noun
document how / when / what / why + clause
well documented
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('be well / widely documented') when the focus is on the existence of a written record rather than who wrote it. Object is usually an event, change, or pattern — not a single short action.