ratify

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vt. 批准, 认可 [经] 证实, 肯定, 确认

发音

US /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/
AU /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/

词形变化

ratified ratifies 三单 ratifies ratifying ratifying 现在分词 ratified 过去式 ratified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

    批准

    及物

    They ratified the treaty.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

sign

上位词 3

validate formalize formalise

词源

From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

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