- 1驗證（真偽或身分）。臺灣口語裡「認證」多半指證照、合格證明，和這個不完全一樣。
To authenticate something is to prove that it is real, genuine, or truly from the person or place it claims to be from. A museum may authenticate a painting; a bank may authenticate a signature; a website may authenticate you with a password, a code, or your . The core idea is not “make it official” and not “give permission.” It is “show that this is not a fake, and that you are who you say you are.” It is a fairly formal verb. In daily talk people more often say check, prove, or confirm. In computers, though, authenticate is the normal word, and you will see it on login screens and in security settings.
組成authentic (real, genuine) + -ate (makes a verb): “to make authentic” in the sense of proving it is authentic. From Medieval Latin authentico.
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- authenticthe adjective this verb is built from
- authenticationthe noun for the act of authenticating
- authenticitythe noun for the quality of being authentic
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
authenticateverb詞源 1/ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/
- 1
To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
- 2
To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
- He didn’t manage to authenticate the portrait: it’s probably a fake.
- The server could not authenticate the request.
authenticateadj詞源 2/ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/
- 1
Synonym of authentic.
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