Word · Frequency #8084
ratify
批准；认可；证实
核心释义
to approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- 1.
正式同意；批准使生效
To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
正式同意；批准使生效；批准；认可；[经] 证实；肯定；确认
用法In use
The parliament voted to ratify the new trade agreement.
用法提示：此处“ratify”表示正式批准，后接名词短语作宾语。
Only after all members agree can the committee ratify the decision.
用法提示：情态动词后接原形“ratify”，表示批准的行为尚未发生。
The president ratified the treaty last week, making it official.
用法提示：过去式“ratified”表示已完成的批准动作。
ratify sth
The Senate ratified the treaty.
参议院批准了该条约。
be ratified
常用被动语态。
The agreement was ratified by all member states.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ratify a treaty
- 批准条约
- The Senate voted to ratify the treaty last week.参议院上周投票批准了该条约。
- ratify an agreement
- 批准协议
- Both parties must ratify the agreement before it takes effect.双方必须在协议生效前批准它。
- ratify a decision
- 批准决定
- The board will ratify the decision at the next meeting.董事会将在下次会议上批准该决定。
- ratify the constitution
- 批准宪法
- The new constitution was ratified by a majority of the states.新宪法获得了多数州的批准。
- ratify a contract
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一只老鼠（rat）在文件上盖章批准（ify），记住 'ratify' 就是正式批准。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：法律、商业、国际条约 通常用于正式场合，如批准法律、协议或条约；也可用于一般认可。多用于书面语和官方语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix '-ify' pronounced /ɪfaɪ/ with first-syllable stress. They are genuine rhymes in their final syllables, though the vowel before the suffix varies.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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