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verify — 動詞

  • verifypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • verifieshe / she / it
  • verifiedpast simple
  • verifying-ing form

1. to check or prove that something is true, correct, or real — for example, verify

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

驗證；核實

檢查或證明某事物的真實性

to check or prove that something is true, correct, or real — for example, verifying a person’s identity, a statement’s accuracy, or the validity of information by looking at evidence.

例句

Tamar called the hotel to verify that her reservation was still valid.

Tamar 打電話給飯店，以確認她的訂房依然有效。

verify + that-clause

The bank requires two forms of identification to verify a customer’s identity.

銀行要求出示兩種身分證件來驗證顧客的身分。

verify + noun phrase (identity)

常見搭配
  • verify the accuracy
  • verify the identity
  • verify the information
  • verify the validity
  • verify the authenticity
  • verify that + clause
同義詞
  • confirm

    stronger overlap; 'confirm' stresses agreement with prior information, while 'verify' stresses checking against evidence.

  • validate

    more formal and technical; often implies official approval or testing against a standard.

  • authenticate

    narrower scope; specifically about proving that something is genuine or real, not just correct.

  • check

    less formal; can mean any kind of examination, not necessarily conclusive proof.

反義詞
  • disprove

    to show that something is false, the opposite of proving it true.

  • refute

    more formal than disprove; to prove a statement wrong using evidence.

文法句型

verify + noun phrase

verify + that-clause

用法筆記

Commonly followed by a that-clause or a noun phrase. The subject is often a person, institution, or process that checks data against a standard or piece of evidence. Frequently used in formal, technical, or procedural contexts such as banking, science, and law.

常見錯誤

The scientist confirmed the results before publishing them' (when checking against raw data).
The scientist verified the results before publishing them.
'Verify' emphasises checking the truth against evidence; 'confirm' emphasises agreeing with something already believed.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • independently verify
  • carefully verify
  • officially verify
  • forensically verify

常用片語

  • verify that + clause
  • to verify the accuracy of

介系詞搭配

  • verify by
  • verify through
  • verify against