reference
英 ['ref(ə)r(ə)ns]
美 ['rɛfrəns]
- n. 参考，参照；涉及，提及；参考书目；介绍信；证明书
- vi. 引用
- vt. 引用
中文词源
reference 参考，查阅，推荐人来自 refer,查阅，参考。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Read these notes carefully and keep them for future reference.
- 仔细阅读这些注释并将其保留下来以备将来之用。
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- 2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
- 这一时期的文学作品中都没有提及他们的存在。
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- 3. I'm calling in reference to your series on prejudice.
- 我打电话是要谈谈你写的有关“偏见”的系列文章。
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- 4. The details are filed away by his three secretaries for future reference.
- 他的3个秘书已经把详细情况归档备查。
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- 5. We know we're dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.
- 我们知道和我们打交道的人持有不同的观念。
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