countersign
/ˈkaʊntəsaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkaʊntərsaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌsīn How to pronounce countersign (audio)/ (ame, mw)
countersign — 動詞
- countersignpresent simple I / you / we / they
- countersignshe / she / it
- countersignedpast simple
- countersigning-ing form
1. to add your signature after another person's on a document, showing that it is v
副署
在文件上補簽以確認效力
to add your signature after another person's on a document, showing that it is valid, approved, or genuinely theirs
The bank manager asked Mira to countersign the loan form today.
銀行經理今天請 Mira 在貸款表格上副署。
countersign + form in official paperwork
Trang could not countersign the permit until the director arrived.
Trang 得等主管到場後，才能在許可證上副署。
A nurse must countersign each dose record before midnight rounds begin.
護士必須在午夜巡房開始前，副署每份給藥紀錄。
Christopher forgot to countersign the package release slip at reception.
Christopher 忘了在櫃檯的包裹放行單上副署。
文法句型
countersign + form
countersign + permit/report/document
用法筆記
The object is usually a form, permit, report, or other official paper. It is common in legal, medical, and office procedures rather than everyday conversation.
countersign — 名詞
1. an added signature written after the first one to confirm that a paper is genuin
副簽
為確認文件而加上的第二個簽名
an added signature written after the first one to confirm that a paper is genuine or officially accepted
The visa office rejected the form because the countersign was missing.
因為缺少副簽，簽證辦公室退回了那份表格。
missing countersign on a document
Sofie added her countersign beside the captain's name on the report.
Sofie 在報告上隊長名字旁加上了她的副簽。
Without a countersign, the permit could not leave the archive room.
沒有副簽，那張許可證就不能離開檔案室。
The clerk checked whether the countersign matched the stamp below it.
辦事員查看那個副簽是否和下方的印章相符。
- countersignature
a fuller formal noun for the same kind of confirming signature
文法句型
add a countersign
without a countersign
用法筆記
This usually refers to the second signature itself, not to the whole document. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is a secret reply used for access or identification.
2. a private reply word, phrase, or signal that proves someone belongs to a limited
暗號
用來證明身分的秘密回應詞或訊號
a private reply word, phrase, or signal that proves someone belongs to a limited group
The guard whispered the countersign before opening the side gate.
警衛先低聲說出暗號，才打開側門。
the countersign as an access reply
At dusk, Hana gave the countersign and the patrol let her pass.
黃昏時，Hana 說出了暗號，巡邏隊便讓她通過。
Only members who knew the countersign could enter the basement room.
只有知道暗號的成員才能進入地下室。
Ziad answered with the countersign, and the door was unlocked.
Ziad 用暗號回應後，門就被打開了。
文法句型
give the countersign
know the countersign
用法筆記
This sense often appears in military, security, or story settings. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is a confirming signature on paperwork.