n.[C]

1. 证明书；执照；（没有学位的）结业证书
   To obtain a passport, you have to send in your birth certificate with the form.

   要取得护照，你得把出生证和表格一起呈上。

2. 凭证，单据；证券
3. 【美】流通券，纸币

vt.

1. 发证书给；用证书批准；用证书证明[H]
   Her good character is certificated.

   她的好品德有文件为证。

n.

1. an official document attesting or recording a particular fact or event, a level of achievement, the fulfilment of a legal requirement, etc.
2. an official classification awarded to a cinema film by a board of censors, indicating its suitability for a particular age group.

v.