[with obj.]check or prove the validity or accuracy of (something) 确证,验证 all analytical methods should be validated in respect of accuracy. 所有的分析法在精确性方面都需验证。 ■demonstrate or support the truth or value of 证实 acclaim was seen as a means of validating one's existence. 赞扬被视为证明个人存在价值的方法。 ■make or declare legally valid 使合法有效,宣布合法有效
派生 validation noun 语源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'make legally valid'): from medieval Latin validat- 'made legally valid', from the verb validare, from Latin validus (see valid)