Notify

[ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ]

vt. 通告;通知;公布

Notify = not-(知道)+ -ify(使,动词词尾),即通知、使知道,引申词义为“通知、通告”。同近义词有inform。Inform指传达事实或信息,或指经过研究或调查而获得的事实或信息。而Notify指正式通知需要注意的事情

Notify常用表达有notify sb (of sth),notify sth to sb,意为“to formally or officially tell sb about sth”,即(正式)通报、通知(某人某事)。比如Please notify us if the information is not correct如信息不正确,请通知我们;notify her to draw up a contract通知她草拟一份合同。

我们来看2个例句:

The Patent Office will announce the result and notify the application within 18 months.

专利局会在18个月内公布结果,公告专利。

The only course of action was to notify the employer.

唯一措施就是通知雇主。