reference
- IPA[ˈref(ə)rəns]
美式
- the action of mentioning or alluding to something；a mention or citation of a source of information in a book or article
- provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information；mention or refer to
verb: reference, 3rd person present: references, gerund or present participle: referencing, past tense: referenced, past participle: referenced
noun: reference, plural noun: references
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the action of mentioning or alluding to something he made reference to the enormous power of the mass media references to Darwinism and evolution 同義詞
- ▪ a mention or citation of a source of information in a book or article each chapter should have references to books covering the subject in greater depth
- ▪ a book or passage cited with a reference. 同義詞
- 2. the use of a source of information in order to ascertain something popular works of reference a reference work
- ▪ the sending of a matter for decision or consideration to some authority he demanded the immediate reference of the whole dispute to the United Nations 同義詞
- 3. a letter from a previous employer testifying to someone's ability or reliability, used when applying for a new job I was dismissed from the library, but with a good reference 同義詞
- ▪ US a person who agrees to testify to someone's ability or reliability when they apply for a new job.
動詞
- 1. provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information each chapter is referenced, citing literature up to 1990
- 2. mention or refer to the media referenced our association in almost 40 articles
