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To ratify something is to make a written agreement official, usually by signing it or by a formal vote. A president or a parliament ratifies a treaty; members ratify a constitution or a union deal. Until it is ratified, the paper may be only a draft, or a deal that is not yet law. It is formal English, used in government, law, and organisations. You do not ratify a dinner plan or a text message. In news you will often hear that a country has signed a treaty but has not yet ratified it: the signature can come first, and the real legal stamp later. The noun for that step is ratification. It is not related in meaning to rate as in speed or price, even though the Latin root is an old word for “settled.”
組成From Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico — “to make settled / confirmed” (Latin ratus “confirmed” plus a “make” ending).
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- ratificationthe noun for the act of ratifying
- ratifierthe person or body that ratifies
原始詞典資料1 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。
ratifyverb/ˈɹætɪfaɪ/
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To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
- They ratified the treaty.
- Thus the workmen decide the principle, the Executive carry it out. The agent provides information and negotiates. The Conference finally ratifies or disapproves.
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