正式宣告某件事屬實
這一組是核心畫面本身，對象是一件事或一份文件。
certify (confirm officially) · verb · B2
to officially say that something is true or correct, especially after a careful check or test.
證明；證實
核心畫面
Picture someone with the authority to decide — an inspector, an examiner, a doctor — who checks carefully and then says, on the record, 'this is so.' Two things are always in the picture: a real check happened first, and the statement counts officially afterwards. That is why certify is never just 'I think so'; it is the moment a judgement becomes documented.
可以想成 certify 的畫面是：有一個說話算數的人——檢查員、主考官、醫生——先仔細查過，然後正式留下一句話：「…更多收起
可以想成 certify 的畫面是：有一個說話算數的人——檢查員、主考官、醫生——先仔細查過，然後正式留下一句話：「這件事就是這樣。」畫面裡一定有兩個東西：前面真的查過，後面這句話具有效力。所以 certify 從來不是「我覺得應該是」，而是一個判斷被正式記錄下來的那一刻。Two branches
正式認定一個人
同樣的動作，對象換成「人」：查核之後，正式認定這個人處於某個狀態。一個講能力，一個講健康，語氣和使用場合差很多，但程序是同一套。
certify (qualify someone) · verb · B2
to give someone an official paper saying they have finished training for a job or skill.
認證；頒發證書
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
certifyverb/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/
- 1
To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- 2
lawTo authenticate or verify in writing.
- 3
To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
- These blankets have been certified as fireproof.
- 4
archaicTo inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
- Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.
- 5
archaicTo assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
- After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […].
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。