1640s, "used in sealing," from Latin signatorius "of sealing," from signatus, past participle of signare "to sign" (see sign (v.)). Noun sense of "one who signs" (a treaty, etc.) first recorded 1866.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
《獨(dú)立宣言》的簽署者
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Their job is to check that none of the signatory countries is cheating on the agreement.
他們的工作就是進(jìn)行檢查，確保所有簽約國(guó)遵守協(xié)議。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The covenant of the League of Nations bound all signatory states not to go to war.