source [ 'sɔ:siŋ ]

• n.
  • the place where something begins, where it springs into being

    "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"

    同义词： beginning origin root rootage

  • a person who supplies information

    同义词： informant

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

    "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

    同义词： reference

  • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

    "the reporter had two sources for the story"

  • a facility where something is available
  • anything that provides inspiration for later work

    同义词： seed germ

  • someone who originates or causes or initiates something

    同义词： generator author

  • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

    "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"

  • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

    同义词： reservoir

• v.
  • get (a product) from another country or business

    "She sourced a supply of carpet"

  • specify the origin of

    "The writer carefully sourced her report"

以上来源于: WordNet