source
n. 根源,本源; 源頭,水源; 原因; 提供訊息的人
vt. (從…)獲得; 發起; 向…提供訊息; 尋求(尤指供貨)的來源
vi. 原料來源; 起源; 尋求來源; 尋求生產商(或提供商)
The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from.
...over 40 per cent of British adults use television as their major source of information about the arts...
40 %以上的英國成年人把電視當作獲取藝術文化資訊的主要途徑。
Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical...
必須在可行的地方使用可再生能源。
In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it.
Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company...
他們一道走遍世界各地,為那傢俬營小公司尋覓服裝貨源。
About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer.
一輛普通汽車上大約有60%的部件是由製造商以外的其他供應商提供的。
A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research.
Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed...
軍方稱這艘船當時正高速向南行進。
She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction.
她對二手資料和一手資料的引用毫無區別。
The source of a difficulty is its cause.
This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.
這件事給我提供了找出問題根源的線索。
The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins.
...the source of the Tiber.
臺伯河的源頭
1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
2. a person who supplies information
3. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
4. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained;
5. a facility where something is available
6. anything that provides inspiration for later work
7. someone who originates or causes or initiates something;
8. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system;
9. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies;
1. get (a product) from another country or business;
2. specify the origin of;
origin, source, root
這些名詞均有"起源,起因,根源"之意。
at source
在源頭
A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbours.
吠個不停的狗會惹鄰居煩惱.
I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly.
我已從一位可靠人士那兒獲悉,這家公司經營得非常糟糕.
We pasted the enemy's greatest source of supply.
我們對敵人的最大補給來源予以重擊.
All works of art have life as their source.
一切文藝創作都來源於生活.
In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time.
在經濟工作中, 應該經常注意開源節流.