document

paper, document

名词 document:

1. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
   同义词：written document, papers
2. anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
3. a written account of ownership or obligation
4. (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
   同义词：text file

动词 document:

1. record in detail
2. support or supply with references

1. She signed her name to the document.
   她在文件上签了名。
2. This document carries the royal seal.
   这份文件上盖有王室印章。
3. He persuaded her to sign the document by guile.
   他用欺骗手段说服她在文件上签字。
4. That's a very interesting claim, but can you document it?
   那项要求很有意思，可是你有证件加以证明吗？
5. The history of this area is very well documented.
   这个地区的历史档案保存得很好。
6. Let me see all the official documents concerning the sale of this land.
   让我看看买卖这块土地的所有官方文件。

doc.u.ment

n.Abbr. doc.（名词）缩写 doc.

A written or printed paper that bears the original, official, or legal form of something and can be used to furnish decisive evidence or information.
公文，文件，文献：载有原始的、有关某事的官方或法律形式的书写或打印文本，用以提供决定性证据或信息
Something, such as a recording or a photograph, that can be used to furnish evidence or information.
证件，证据：可以用来提供证据或信息的记录或照片等类的东西
A writing that contains information.
载有信息的书面材料
Something, especially a material substance such as a coin bearing a revealing symbol or mark, that serves as proof or evidence.
物证：能够作为证据的带有明显的符号或印记的钱币等类的实物
v.tr.（及物动词）
doc.u.ment.ed,doc.u.ment.ing,doc.u.ments[-mμnt.]
To furnish with a document or documents.
为…提供证明，提供文件
To support (an assertion or a claim, for example) with evidence or decisive information.
证明：以证据或决定性的信息等支持（如断言或声明等）
To support (statements in a book, for example) with written references or citations; annotate.
评述：为（书中叙述等）引用参考资料或引文等以支持；为…作注解，评注

来源：
Middle English [precept]
中古英语 [诫律]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin documentum [example, proof]
源自 拉丁语 documentum [例子，证据]
from docôre [to teach] * see dek-
源自 docôre [教] *参见 dek-

【引伸】
doc.ument.al
doc.ument.er
n.（名词）