authenticate

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authenticate — 動詞

  • authenticatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • authenticateshe / she / it
  • authenticatedpast simple
  • authenticating-ing form

1. in computer systems, to check that a user really is the person they say they are

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釋義

驗證身分

電腦系統確認使用者身分

in computer systems, to check that a user really is the person they say they are before letting them log in, make a payment, or access protected data — usually through a password, fingerprint, or code sent to a phone.

例句

The banking app asks Anaya to authenticate with her fingerprint before any transfer.

銀行 App 要求 Anaya 在轉帳前用指紋驗證身分。

pattern: authenticate with + method

Users must authenticate themselves before viewing their medical records online.

使用者線上查看醫療紀錄前必須先驗證身分。

reflexive: authenticate oneself

常見搭配
  • authenticate a user
  • authenticate with a password
  • two-factor authentication
  • authenticate via fingerprint
同義詞
  • verify

    near-synonym in tech contexts; often used for one-step checks (verify your email)

  • log in

    phrasal verb; describes the user's action rather than the system's check

文法句型

authenticate + person/account

authenticate with + method

用法筆記

Frequently passive ('be authenticated') or reflexive ('authenticate yourself'). The object is a person, a user, or an account — not a thing. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about confirming who someone is, not whether an object is genuine.

常見錯誤

Please authenticate the password.
Please enter your password to authenticate.
you authenticate the user, not the password; the password is the means.

2. to show through evidence or expert checking that an object such as a painting, s

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

鑑定；驗明

證明物品為真品，非仿冒或偽造

to show through evidence or expert checking that an object such as a painting, signature, or document is the genuine article and not a copy or fake.

例句

Dr. Lior was hired to authenticate the old vase found in the attic.

田中博士受聘鑑定那只在閣樓裡發現的老花瓶。

transitive: authenticate + physical object

Two experts in Paris authenticated the painting as a real Monet.

兩位巴黎的專家鑑定那幅畫為莫內的真跡。

pattern: authenticate X as Y

常見搭配
  • authenticate a painting
  • authenticate a signature
  • authenticate the document
  • experts authenticate
  • scientifically authenticate
同義詞
  • verify

    broader; works for facts and claims, not just objects

  • validate

    often used for documents, theories, or arguments rather than artworks

  • certify

    implies issuing an official statement or certificate of genuineness

反義詞
  • fake

    to make something look genuine when it is not

  • forge

    specifically to fake signatures or documents

文法句型

authenticate + noun

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person with expert knowledge (a specialist, scholar, or laboratory) or a method of testing (carbon dating, DNA analysis). Distinguish from sense 1, which is about confirming a person's identity rather than an object's origin.

常見錯誤

I authenticated that the story was true.
I confirmed that the story was true.
for verifying facts or claims, use 'confirm' or 'verify'; 'authenticate' applies to objects, artworks, and documents.

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常用片語

  • fail to authenticate
  • be unable to authenticate
  • cannot be authenticated

介系詞搭配

  • authenticate with (a method)
  • authenticate as (something)
  • authenticate against (a database)