Ronald Reagan was fond of repeating, “Trust, but verify.” Has the time come to turn his saying inside out and instead declare: “Verify, but trust”?
——Russ Wellen
罗纳德.里根喜欢重复,"信任,但要核查.时间是否已经推翻了他的说法而声明:"核查,但要信任"?
——拉斯.韦伦
一、下面我们来看看verify的意思是什么
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1.证实,核实[T]
He tried in every way to verify this theory.
他想一切办法来验证这个理论。
2.查对,核准[T]
I verified the source from which I had that information.
我核实了我所获消息的来源。
3.【计算机】检验,核对[T]
Please verify that your Mail preferences are correct and try again.
请验证“邮件”首选项中您的邮件地址是否正确,然后重试。
4.【军械】核查,核实[T]
二、词义辨析:含有“证实”的意思的词有哪些?
confirm 侧重以事实或以不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的正确与真实。
verify 强调以具体的事实和细节为证据。
三、学会verify的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧
We must his figures.
我们必须把他的数字核实一下。
I looked up the word in a dictionary to its spelling.
为了查证这个词的拼写方法,我从词典中查了一下这个词。