验证
To prove that something is true or accurate by testing, examining, or using evidence.
Examples
3 of 5请输入短信验证码来验证身份。
Please enter the SMS code to verify your identity.
理论必须经过实践的验证。
Theory must be verified through practice.
我得去验证一下他说的是不是真话。
I need to go verify if what he said is true.
Word Family
Memory Tip
验 (yàn) as in test (考试的试验) and 证 (zhèng) as in evidence (证据).
Quick Quiz
科学家需要通过多次实验来___他们的发现。
Correct!
The correct answer is: a
Examples
请输入短信验证码来验证身份。
everydayPlease enter the SMS code to verify your identity.
理论必须经过实践的验证。
formalTheory must be verified through practice.
我得去验证一下他说的是不是真话。
informalI need to go verify if what he said is true.
这项研究旨在验证这种新药的效果。
academicThis study aims to validate the effectiveness of this new drug.
会计正在验证财务报表的准确性。
businessThe accountant is verifying the accuracy of the financial statements.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
实地验证
field verification
逻辑验证
logical validation
通过验证
pass verification
Often Confused With
证明 (prove) is broad and can be logical or general; 验证 (verify) specifically implies a process of checking against a standard or hypothesis.
Usage Notes
Highly relevant for IELTS Academic Task 2 when discussing scientific methods or evidence.
Common Mistakes
Learners often use 证明 (prove) when they mean the technical process of 验证 (verify).
Memory Tip
验 (yàn) as in test (考试的试验) and 证 (zhèng) as in evidence (证据).
Word Origin
From '验' (examine/test) and '证' (prove/evidence).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
科学家需要通过多次实验来___他们的发现。
Correct!
The correct answer is: a
Related Vocabulary
More science words
实证
B1Empirical proof or evidence; knowledge or verification based on observation and experiment rather than theory.
重叠
B1To cover part of the same area of space or time; to overlap. It can be used for physical objects or abstract concepts like schedules or roles.
频率
B1The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time. It is used in both scientific and everyday contexts.
分类
B1To arrange a group of people or things in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
实验
B1A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
证实
B1To prove that something is true by providing evidence or factual data. This is a crucial step in the scientific method and journalistic integrity.
产生
B1To produce, bring about, or give rise to something (often abstract, like an effect, a feeling, or a problem).
发现
B1To become aware of something that already exists but was unknown, or to see or find something for the first time.
密度
B1The degree of compactness of a substance; the quantity of people or things in a given area.
特性
B1A quality or feature that belongs typically to a person or thing and serves to identify it.
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