BEC重點詞彙:notify
Notify
[ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ]
vt. 通告;通知;公佈
Notify = not-(知道)+ -ify(使,動詞詞尾),即通知、使知道,引申詞義爲“通知、通告”。同近義詞有inform。Inform指傳達事實或信息,或指經過研究或調查而獲得的事實或信息。而Notify指正式通知需要注意的事情。
Notify常用表達有notify sb (of sth),notify sth to sb,意爲“to formally or officially tell sb about sth”,即(正式)通報、通知(某人某事)。比如Please notify us if the information is not correct如信息不正確,請通知我們;notify her to draw up a contract通知她草擬一份合同。
我們來看2個例句:
The Patent Office will announce the result and notify the application within 18 months.
專利局會在18個月內公佈結果,公告專利。
The only course of action was to notify the employer.
唯一措施就是通知僱主。