document

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Pronunciation

/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. 1.The organisation meticulously documented every stage of the project to ensure full accountability.
  2. 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)