certify, rectify, testify, verify
这是一组形近易混词。
certify v.证明,声称是真的。
He certified it was his wife's handwriting.
他证明那是他妻子的手迹。
rectify v.改正,纠正;整顿。
He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording.
他通过改变措辞纠正了合同里的错。
testify v. (在法庭上)宣誓作证;表明。
He is the only person who can testify in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.
由于其他的证人已经被神秘地杀害,他成为这件案例中可以作证的人。
verify v. (用事实)证实或核实。
I verified the store's address by calling to check it.
我打电话询问,以核实商店的地址。