reference
英 ['ref(ə)r(ə)ns]
美 ['rɛfrəns]
- n. 參考，參照；涉及，提及；參考書目；介紹信；證明書
- vi. 引用
- vt. 引用
中文詞源
reference 參考，查閱，推薦人來自 refer,查閱，參考。
英文詞源
- reference (n.)
- 1580s, "act of referring," from refer + -ance, or else from French référence, from Medieval Latin *referentia, from Latin referentem (nominative referens), present participle of referre (see refer). Meaning "direction to a book or passage" is recorded from 1610s. Meaning "testimonial" is from 1895. Reference book dates from 1808. Phrase in reference to is attested from 1590s.
- reference (v.)
- 1620s, "to assign;" as "to provide with a reference," 1837 (implied in referenced), from reference (n.). Related: Referencing.
雙語例句
- 1. Read these notes carefully and keep them for future reference.
- 仔細閱讀這些注釋並將其保留下來以備將來之用。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
- 這一時期的文學作品中都沒有提及他們的存在。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice.
- 我打電話是要談談你寫的有關“偏見”的係列文章。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The details are filed away by his three secretaries for future reference.
- 他的3個秘書已經把詳細情況歸檔備查。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We know we're dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.
- 我們知道和我們打交道的人持有不同的觀念。
來自柯林斯例句