an official document that may be used to prove that the facts it states are true 证明;证明书 a birth/marriage/death certificate 出生/结婚/死亡证明 - certificate of something
a certificate of motor insurance 汽车保险证书
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2The police are waiting for the doctor to issue a death certificate. 警方正等医生开出死亡证明书。 a certificate of authenticity 真品证明书 She showed her certificate of insurance. 她出示了她的保险证明。 Everyone entering the country needs to show a health certificate. 每个入境的人都需要出示健康证明。 This certificate is an important document. Keep it in a safe place. 这份证明是重要文件,要妥善保管。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- birth
- death
- marriage
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- award (somebody)
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- certificate of
an official document proving that you have completed a course of study or passed an exam; a qualification obtained after a course of study or an exam 文凭;结业证书;合格证书 a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (= a British qualification for teachers) 教育学研究生证书(英国教师资格证书) - certificate of something
A certificate of completion will be issued to all who complete the course. 结业证书将发给所有完成课程的人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- birth
- death
- marriage
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- award (somebody)
- issue
- earn
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- certificate of
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘certification’): from French certificat or medieval Latin certificatum, from certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain’.