One way to picture it: you turn a document over and write something on its back. What you write there does not change the front — it adds an official mark saying 'I stand behind this' or 'this is on the record'.
From the word’s history
From Old French endosser 'to put on the back', from Latin dorsum 'back' — the same root as dorsal (dorsal fin). The word literally means to write on the back of a document.
來自古法文 endosser「放到背面」，字根是拉丁文 dorsum（背），跟 dorsal fin（背鰭）的 dorsal 同源。所以 endorse 字面上就是「寫在背面」——支票背書那個意思其實是最原始的動作，其他用法都是從那個「在背面簽下自己的名字」延伸出去的。
Wiktionary, 'endorse' (< Old French endosser, < Latin dorsum 'back'); cf. 'dorsal'
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原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
endorseverb/ɪnˈdɔːs/
- 1
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
- The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
- 2
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
- 3
lawTo give notice of something in a document.
- The court endorsed his driving record with three penalty points for the drink-driving.
- The writ of summons was endorsed with the nature of a claim, the cause thereof, and of the relief sought in the action.
- 4
medicinesciencesTo report (a symptom); to describe.
endorsenoun/ɪnˈdɔːs/
- 1
governmentheraldryhobbiesA diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。