notary
notary — 名詞
- notarysingular
- notariesplural
1. an official who watches people sign important papers, confirms those documents a
公證人
依法見證簽名及核實文件的公職人員
an official who watches people sign important papers, confirms those documents are genuine, and makes oaths legally binding
Mei-Ling took the property deed to a notary to have it officially stamped.
Mei-Ling 把房產契約帶去給公證人蓋章認證。
collocation: property deed + notary
Before studying abroad, Dmitri needed a notary to certify his translated diploma.
出國留學前，Dmitri 需要一位公證人來認證他的翻譯文憑。
notary + to-infinitive: needed a notary to certify
The notary checked Fatima's passport and watched her sign each page.
公證人核對了 Fatima 的護照，並看著她在每一頁上簽名。
Kwame and his business partner signed the contract in front of a notary.
Kwame 和他的商業夥伴在公證人面前簽署了合約。
Elena became a notary after passing the state examination last spring.
Elena 在去年春天通過國家考試後成為了一名公證人。
- notary public
the full official title for the same role; slightly more formal
- commissioner of oaths
a similar official but with narrower legal powers — can only administer oaths, not certify documents