authentication
authentication — 名詞
1. an electronic check, usually run by a computer or phone, that confirms a person
身分驗證
電子確認使用者身分的程序
an electronic check, usually run by a computer or phone, that confirms a person logging in or paying online really is the account owner.
The bank app uses fingerprint authentication before approving any transfer over NT$1,000.
這款銀行 App 在批准任何超過新台幣一千元的轉帳前，都會使用指紋身分驗證。
fingerprint / face authentication
Olu enabled two-factor authentication on her Gmail after a phishing attempt.
Olu 在遭遇釣魚攻擊後，為自己的 Gmail 啟用了雙重身分驗證。
two-factor authentication (2FA)
User authentication failed three times, so the system locked Paloma out for an hour.
身分驗證連續失敗三次，系統便將 Paloma 鎖定一小時。
user authentication + failed/succeeded
Our office uses smart cards for authentication at every door on the upper floors.
我們辦公室在高樓層的每道門都使用智慧卡進行身分驗證。
Otto forgot his phone, so he could not complete the authentication step at checkout.
Otto 忘了帶手機，所以結帳時無法完成身分驗證的步驟。
- two-factor authentication
- biometric authentication
- fingerprint authentication
- authentication failed
- authentication method
- verification
interchangeable in tech contexts; slightly less formal
- login
informal; refers to the user-facing act, not the underlying check
- sign-in
everyday term for the same action from the user's side
文法句型
two-factor authentication
user authentication
用法筆記
Frequently appears in fixed compounds: 'two-factor authentication', 'biometric authentication', 'multi-factor authentication'. Distinguish from sense 2 — this sense is about confirming a person's digital identity, not the genuineness of a physical object.
常見錯誤
2. the work of checking whether an object, document, or signature is genuine — for
鑑定；驗證
證明物品為真品的程序
the work of checking whether an object, document, or signature is genuine — for example, an art expert examining a painting to confirm it was actually made by a famous artist.
Dr. Patel sent the old letter to a museum for authentication before selling it.
Patel 博士在出售那封舊信前，把它送到博物館鑑定。
send something for authentication
The painting requires authentication by a Picasso expert in Paris.
這幅畫需要請巴黎的畢卡索專家鑑定。
authentication by + expert
Authentication of the gold coins took the auction house three months.
拍賣行花了三個月才完成這批金幣的鑑定。
authentication of + noun
Without proper authentication, the antique vase cannot be sold at the Tokyo gallery.
若沒有正式的鑑定證明，這只古董花瓶就無法在東京畫廊出售。
Mr. Lin paid a specialist for authentication of his grandfather's rare stamps.
林先生付錢請專家鑑定他祖父收藏的稀有郵票。
- authentication of a painting
- authentication by an expert
- request authentication
- certificate of authentication
- verification
broader; can apply to facts and claims, not only objects
- validation
often emphasises official approval rather than checking origin
- certification
the formal document or stamp that results from authentication
- forgery
the result when something fails authentication
文法句型
authentication of + noun
authentication by + expert
用法筆記
Subject of the authentication is usually a physical object whose value depends on origin (artwork, antiques, signatures, historical documents). Distinguish from sense 1, which concerns digital identity checks.
常見錯誤
同根字
- authentic形容詞B2
- authenticate動詞C1
- authentically副詞C1
- authenticity名詞C1
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- successfully
- automatically
- remotely
常用片語
- two-factor authentication
- multi-factor authentication
- biometric authentication
- certificate of authentication
- authentication failed