本票以前一般是用作借据.用英语怎么说？

本票以前一般是用作借据.

Promissory notes were generally used as evidence of debt.

promissory

adj. 应允的，承诺的，约定的；

例句
A bond is a promissory note, usually issued for a specified amount.
债券是一种期票, 通常以一定数额发行.

notes

vt. 记下，对…加注释；n. 注意( note的名词复数 )，笔记，单音，特征；

例句
He wrote a few more notes on the board.
他在黑板上又写了几条注释。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

generally

adv. 一般地，通常，广泛地，普遍地，概括地，主要地；

例句
There is no generally accepted definition of life...
关于生活的定义不一而足。

used

adj. 用过的，习惯于，二手的，旧的；v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词），常常，经常；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

evidence

n. 证词，证据，迹象，明显；vt. 使明显，显示，表明，证实；

例句
...scientific evidence that did not fully accord with the facts uncovered by the police.
与警方所掌握的情况不完全一致的科学证据

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

debt

n. 债务，负债情况，义务，罪，过失；

例句
The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments.
银行预支12亿美元帮助该国偿还债务。