certify /ˈsə:tifai/ vt.  1.证明，证实：The accounts were certified (as) correct. 账目被证明正确无误。He was certified (as) an insane patient. 他已由医生出具证书证明为精神错乱（病人）。［考句］Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to certify cheques if his clerks are not sure about them.有时候如果员工没有把握，要求银行经理本人亲自检验支票。［考句］ High grades are supposed to certify academic ability, but Johns actual performance did not confirm this.高学历一般被认为是学术能力的证明，但约翰的实际能力却与之不符。 2.发证书(或执照)给: a certified teacher 获得资格证书的老师； a certified public accountant 持有资格证的会计