reference [ 'refərəns ]

• n.
  • a remark that calls attention to something or someone

    "the speaker made several references to his wife"

    同义词： mention

  • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

    同义词： citation cite acknowledgment credit mention quotation

  • an indicator that orients you generally

    "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

    同义词： reference point point of reference

  • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

    "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

    同义词： reference book reference work book of facts

  • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

    "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"

    同义词： character character reference

  • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

    同义词： denotation extension

  • the act of referring or consulting

    "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

    同义词： consultation

  • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

    "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"

    同义词： source

  • the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

    "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"

• v. refer to

  "he referenced his colleagues' work"

  同义词： cite

以上来源于: WordNet