signed and kept on file; let this serve as evidence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to sign and preserve a document for future verification; let this record serve as evidence
formalOriginally a stock phrase used at the end of traditional contracts, agreements, and official documents to indicate that the document was being formally established as a legal record. In contemporary usage, it is often employed humorously or emphatically when making a public statement or promise that one wishes to be held accountable for.
Lì立
cǐ此
cún存
zhào照
,
rì日
hòu后
rú如
yǒu有
zhēng争
yì议
,
yǐ以
cǐ此
wéi为
zhǔn准
。
Let this be kept on file; should any dispute arise in the future, this shall serve as the standard.
Zán咱
men们
bǎ把
huà话
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
,
lì立
cǐ此
cún存
zhào照
,
miǎn免
de得
yǐ以
hòu后
fǎn反
huǐ悔
。
Let's make this clear and put it on the record, so there's no going back on it later.
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Tā他
dāng当
shí时
chéng承
nuò诺
huì会
tóu投
zī资
,
wǒ我
men们
lì立
cǐ此
cún存
zhào照
,
kàn看
tā他
míng明
nián年
shì是
fǒu否
duì兑
xiàn现
。
He promised to invest at the time; we're putting it on record to see if he follows through next year.