certification
/ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [sˌɚtəfəkˈeʃən] /ˌsɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [sˌɚtəfəkˈeʃən] /ˌsər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce certification (audio)/ (ame, mw)
certification — 名詞
- certificationsingular
- certificationsplural
1. the official process of checking and confirming that a person, product, system,
認證
正式確認符合標準或屬實的程序
the official process of checking and confirming that a person, product, system, or statement meets a required standard or is true.
Linh's food truck needed safety certification before it could serve lunch downtown.
Linh 的餐車必須先取得安全認證，才能在市中心賣午餐。
need certification before + business activity
The solar company spent six months getting certification for the new battery.
那家太陽能公司花了六個月，才替新電池拿到認證。
get certification for + product
Jin received certification to teach diving classes at the beach.
Jin 取得認證後，就能在海灘教潛水課。
Without certification, the medicine could not be sold in local shops.
沒有認證，這種藥品就不能在當地商店販售。
Parents trusted the toy because independent certification showed it was safe.
家長信任這款玩具，因為獨立認證證明它很安全。
- accreditation
usually used for schools, courses, or organizations being officially recognized
- approval
broader and less formal; does not always imply testing against a standard
- validation
often technical; stresses proving that something is correct or acceptable
文法句型
get certification for [product/skill]
certification expires
without certification
用法筆記
Often uncountable when it means the process or approved status: get certification, lose certification, certification expires. Use certificate, not certification, for the physical paper itself.
常見錯誤
2. an official written statement or document saying that a fact, record, or conditi
證明文件
正式證明某項事實或身分的書面文件
an official written statement or document saying that a fact, record, or condition has been checked and confirmed.
The embassy asked Allison to upload a certification of her birth record.
大使館請 Allison 上傳她出生紀錄的證明文件。
a certification of + record
A certification from the doctor confirmed Mert could return to work.
醫師開出的證明文件證實 Mert 可以回去上班。
certification from + authority
The court clerk stamped the certification and attached it to the file.
法院書記官在證明文件上蓋章，然後把它附在卷宗上。
Our bank still needs a certification showing Astrid paid the final bill.
我們銀行還需要一份證明文件，說明 Astrid 已付清尾款。
Reuben brought the certification with him to prove the copy was official.
Reuben 把那份證明文件帶在身上，好證明那份影本是正式的。
- certificate
often the printed document itself; less likely to suggest a formal statement of facts
- attestation
more formal and legal; emphasizes sworn or official confirmation
- statement
much broader; can be informal and does not necessarily mean officially certified
文法句型
a certification of [record/fact]
certification from [doctor/authority]
submit a certification
用法筆記
Usually countable and often followed by 'of' or 'from' to show what is being proved or who issued it. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is the written statement itself, not the approval process.