Word · Frequency #27268
notaries
公证人；公证员
notaries is the plural of notary.
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
- 1.
A lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or her clients' behalf.
非诉讼私法领域的律师,为私人起草、收取和记录法律文书,提供法律咨询,但不出庭代表客户。
- 2.
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
法律授权见证签名、证明文件有效性并受理证词的人
非诉讼私法领域的律师,为私人起草、收取和记录法律文书,提供法律咨询,但不出庭代表客户。；法律授权见证签名、证明文件有效性并受理证词的人；公证人；[经] 公证人；公证员
In use
Before signing the contract, we asked a notary to witness our signatures.
The notary checked our IDs and then stamped the document.
A notary must remain impartial when certifying legal papers.
appoint [sb] as a notary
appoint sb as sth 表示正式任命某人为某职，也可说 appoint sb to be sth。
The state appointed her as a notary after she passed the exam.
她通过考试后，州政府任命她为公证人。
sign [document] before a notary
before a notary 表示在公证人面前完成签署，强调有公证人在场见证。
Each party must sign the affidavit before a notary.
各方必须在公证人面前签署誓词。
be certified by a notary
certify 指公证人证明文件真实有效，被动语态强调文件已获认证。
Connections
Collocations
- notary public
- 公证人
- You need to have the document signed by a notary public.你需要让公证人在文件上签名。
- certified notary
- 持证公证人
- The bank only accepts documents verified by a certified notary.银行只接受经持证公证人认证的文件。
- notary signature
- 公证人签名
- The contract is invalid without the notary signature.没有公证人签名，这份合同无效。
- notary seal
- 公证人印章
- The official notary seal makes the document legally binding.公证人印章使文件具有法律约束力。
- notary office
- 公证处
- She took the agreement to the notary office for authentication.她把协议带到公证处进行认证。
- notary services
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 note（记录）联想：notary 的工作就是做记录、见证签名，像‘note-ri’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：签署法律文件、办理公证业务、法庭宣誓或取证 该词通常用于法律或行政等正式场合，指经授权见证签名、证明文件有效或采集证词的人；日常口语中较少单独使用，正式文件或机构名称中更常见。
Grammar Note
公证人指经法律授权见证签名并证明文件有效性的人；常用于正式法律文件场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在所选词语中，只有 rotary /ˈroʊtɚi/ 与 notary /ˈnoʊtɚi/ 真正押韵（重读元音及之后的读音相同，均为 /oʊtɚi/）。其余以 -ary 或 -tary 结尾的词，如 ordinary, necessary, dictionary, temporary, secretary，拼写相似但重读元音和后续发音不同，不是同韵词；尤其 secretary /ˈsekrəteri/ 虽也含 /təri/ 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.