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source

UK /sɔːs/US /sɔːrs/

词源

源自中古英语sours,来自古法语sourse,基于拉丁语surgere(升起),由sub-(从下)和regere(引导)组成。

noun

❶ 指某事物的起源或提供者,可以是具体的物品、信息或抽象概念的来源。

“The river is the main source of water for the village.”

(这条河是村庄的主要水源。)

“She cited several sources in her research paper.”

(她在研究论文中引用了多个来源。)

❶ 在计算机领域,指原始代码或数据文件,未经编译或处理的初始形式。

“The programmer shared the source code on GitHub.”

(程序员在GitHub上分享了源代码。)

“You need to compile the source files before running the program.”

(运行程序前需要先编译源文件。)

同义词:origin, root, beginning, fountainhead, wellspring

verb

❶ 指从特定渠道获取某物,特别是商业采购或信息收集的行为。

“The company sources its materials from sustainable suppliers.”

(公司从可持续供应商处采购原材料。)

“We're sourcing new talent from top universities.”

(我们正在顶尖大学寻找新人才。)

同义词:obtain, procure, acquire, secure, get

常见短语

at source — 指在最初阶段或原始地点处理某事,强调从根本解决问题。

“It's better to deal with pollution at source rather than clean it up later.”

(最好从源头处理污染,而不是事后清理。)

source material — 指用于研究或创作的原始资料,如历史文件、采访记录等。

“The historian spent years studying source material in the archives.”

(历史学家花了数年时间研究档案中的原始资料。)