第812期
友課MBA加油站英語晨讀
Day70：證實/保證
● testify; certify; ascertain; verify
● confirm; affirm; assure; insure
● ensure; guarantee; distinguish
注：標星號的詞彙為重點單詞。
1、testify
['testɪfaɪ]
v. 證明，證實
testify someone's honesty 證明某人誠實
Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face.
幾個目擊者證明他們看到那些警察們打了米勒的臉。
testimony ['testɪmənɪ] n. 證詞；證據
2、certify
['sɜːtɪfaɪ]
v. 證明；保證
The driver was certified (as) dead on arrival at the hospital.
certificate n. 證書；執照
birth certificates 出生證明
3、ascertain
[,æsə'teɪn]
vt. 確定；查明
The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.
警方到目前為止尚未查明爆炸原因。
4、verify
['verɪfaɪ]
vt. 核實；查證
I looked up the word in a dictionary to verify its spelling.
為了查證這個詞的拼寫方法，我從詞典中查了一下這個詞。
5、confirm
[kən'fɜːm]
vt. 確認；證實
confirmation n. 確認；證實
I’ve accepted the job over the phone, but I haven’t confirmed in writing yet.
我已在電話中接受了這份工作，但還沒有書面確認。
6、affirm
[ə'fɜːm]
v. 肯定；斷言
The ministry affirmed that the visit had been postponed.
部裡證實訪問已延期。
7、assure
[ə'ʃʊə; ə'ʃɔː]
vt. 保證；擔保
She assured herself that no one was left on the bus.
她弄清楚沒人留在公共汽車上。
reassure vt. 使…安心，使消除疑慮
8、insure
[ɪn'ʃʊə]
v. 投保；給…保險
He was insured against death.
他給自己保了人壽險。
insurance n. 保險；保險費
9、ensure
[ɪn'ʃʊə]
vt. 保證，確保
We ensure that the work shall be done in the right way.
我們保證把這項工作做好。
10、guarantee
[gær(ə)n'tiː]
n. 保證；擔保；保證人
vt. 保證；擔保
The fridge is guaranteed for the three years.
這臺冰箱保修期是3年。
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