signature

signature
noun

a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification in authorizing a cheque or document or concluding a letter
署名，签名
■[mass noun]the action of signing a document
（文件的）签字
the licence was sent to the customer for signature.
特许证已经寄给客户签名。
■a distinctive pattern, product, or characteristic by which someone or something can be identified
识别标志；鲜明特色
the chef produced the pâté that was his signature.
厨师显示他的拿手馅饼。
[as modifier]his signature dish.
他的拿手好菜。
(Music). short for key signature or time signature
(乐)。 key signature 或 time signature的简称
(Printing)a letter or figure printed at the foot of one or more pages of each sheet of a book as a guide in binding
(印刷)折标
■a printed sheet after being folded to form a group of pages
书贴
(N. Amer.)the part of a medical prescription that gives instructions about the use of the medicine or drug prescribed
(北美)标记，用法签（处方上说明用法或用药的部分）

语源

mid 16th cent. (as a Scots legal term, denoting a document presented by a writer to the Signet): from medieval Latin signatura 'sign manual' (in late Latin denoting a marking on sheep), from Latin signare 'to sign, mark'

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