reference

英 ['ref(?)r(?)ns]美['r?fr?ns]

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復(fù)數(shù):?references;第三人稱單數(shù):?references;過(guò)去式:?referenced;過(guò)去分詞:?referenced;現(xiàn)在分詞:?referencing;

reference 參考，查閱，推薦人

來(lái)自 refer,查閱，參考。

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.

1. Read these notes carefully and keep them for future reference.: 仔細(xì)閱讀這些注釋并將其保留下來(lái)以備將來(lái)之用。

2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.: 這一時(shí)期的文學(xué)作品中都沒(méi)有提及他們的存在。

3. I'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice.: 我打電話是要談?wù)勀銓懙挠嘘P(guān)“偏見(jiàn)”的系列文章。

4. The details are filed away by his three secretaries for future reference.: 他的3個(gè)秘書已經(jīng)把詳細(xì)情況歸檔備查。

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。