reference

• 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

来自 refer,查阅，参考。

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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