document
Bridgezipf 4.50Pronunciation
/ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/(DOK-yuh-ment)
Part of speech
verbneutral
Chinese
记录;归档(将事实或证据以文字或其他形式记录下来)
Definition
To record information about something in written, photographic, or other form; to support or prove with documents.
Word family
- documentation/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/(n)文件;记录
- documented/ˈdɒkjʊmɛntɪd/(adj)有据可查的
- documentary/ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ/(adj/n)文献的;纪录片
Collocations
- document evidence
- well documented
- carefully document
- document a process
- document findings
- poorly documented
Examples
- 1.The organisation meticulously documented every stage of the project to ensure full accountability.
- 2.The effects of the policy are now well documented in a series of peer-reviewed studies.
Synonyms
- record/rɪˈkɔːd/— put in writing
- log/lɒɡ/— keep a systematic record
- chronicle/ˈkrɒnɪkəl/— record in detail over time
Etymology
from Latin "documentum" = an example, proof, from "docere" (to teach)