1754, "admonition," from Medieval Latin documentationem (nominative documentio) "admonition" (see document). Meaning "furnishing with documents or papers" is from 1884, probably from document. Meaning "collection of informational papers" is from 1927.
实用例句
1. I couldn't enter the country because I didn't have all the necessary documentation.
我不能入境是因为我证明文件不齐备。
来自《权威词典》
2. In Chapter 3, I shall describe some of the documentation that I gathered.
在第三章，我会介绍我收集到的一些文献记录。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Britain's trade figures can no longer be extracted from export-and-import documentation at ports.
英国的贸易数据现在不能再从各港口的进出口单证中提取了。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Further investigation was hindered by the loss of all documentation on the case.
