英汉词典

function 基本解释

• n. 功能；[数] 函数；职责；盛大的集会
• vi. 运行；活动；行使职责

function 词态变化

function 中文词源

来自拉丁语functio, 履行，执行。

function 英文词源

function

function: [16] The ultimate source of function is the Latin verb fungī ‘perform, discharge’, which may be related to Sanskrit bhunkte ‘he enjoys’. From its past participle, functus, was formed the abstract noun functiō ‘performance, activity’, which passed into English via Old French fonction. Other English derivatives of fungī include defunct and perfunctory [16], etymologically ‘done only to discharge an obligation’.
=> defunct, perfunctory

function (n.)

1530s, "one's proper work or purpose; power of acting in a specific proper way," from Middle French fonction (16c.) and directly from Latin functionem (nominative functio) "a performance, an execution," noun of action from funct-, past participle stem of fungi "perform, execute, discharge," from PIE root *bheug- (2) "to use, enjoy" (see brook (v.)). Meaning "official ceremony" is from 1630s, originally in church use. Use in mathematics probably was begun by Leibnitz (1692). In reference to computer operations, 1947.

function (v.)

1844, "perform a function" (intransitive), from function (n.). Related: Functioned; functioning.

function 英文释义

1. a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set

2. what something is used for;

"the function of an auger is to bore holes"

"ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

"the function of a teacher"

"the government must do its part"

"play its role"

4. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another;

"height is a function of age"

"price is a function of supply and demand"

5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony;

"it was a black-tie function"

6. a vaguely specified social event;

"the party was quite an affair"

"an occasion arranged to honor the president"

"a seemingly endless round of social functions"

7. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

function 同义词解析

duty, obligation, responsibility, function

这些名词都有"义务"或"职责"之意。

duty： 指按道德和法律的标准，一个人永远要尽的义务，强调自觉性。

obligation： 指道义上或法律上对他人的义务，强调强制性。也指因作出承诺而被迫履行的某种义务。

responsibility： 指任何义务、职责、责任或职务上所尽的本分，强调对他人的责任。

function： 指因职务或职业关系去履行某种职责。

function 双语例句

1. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.

要完成该机构的使命，他的作用至关重要。

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2. They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function.

他们都穿着田径服，似乎想掩饰他们的真实职能。

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3. A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.

一个复杂发动机有很多独立零部件，每个零部件具有不同作用。

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4. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college.

他应邀为这所夜校的活动捧场。

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5. The other fundamental consideration in the conception of a plan is function.

在构思设计图时要考虑的另一个基本因素是功能。

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function 实用场景例句

(figurative)Salary is a function of age and experience.

工资视乎年龄和经验而定。

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Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.

尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。

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We now have a functioning shower.

现在我们有一个功能正常的淋浴器。

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Many children can't function effectively in large classes.

许多孩子在大班上课时学习效果不好。

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The sofa also functions as a bed.

这沙发还可当床用。

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The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.

大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。

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This design aims for harmony of form and function.

这个设计旨在使形式和功能协调一致。

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The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.

心脏的功能就是把血液输往全身。

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to fulfil/perform a function

发挥功能

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bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet)

身体功能

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The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally...

当局称监狱现在运转正常。

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Conservation programs cannot function without local support.

没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。

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On weekdays, one third of the room functions as workspace.

在工作日，房间的1/3用作办公区域。

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Investment is a function of the interest rate.

投资随着利率的变化而变。

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The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.

商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。

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Making copies of those plates for different users is an important function of the library.

把这些照片复制,供给不同的使用者是该馆的一项重要任务.

辞典例句

The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body.

肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.

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An imbalance in certain chemicals leads to disturbances in the brain's function.

某些化学成分失衡会道致大脑功能的紊乱.

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A flat electroencephalogram indicates a loss of brain function.

平直的脑电图表明脑部功能的丧失.

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Each of the bodily organs has its own specific ( al ) function.

人体每个器官都有它独特的功能.

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The government begins to function properly.

政纲大振.

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The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.

胃的功能是充分消化食物,以便让其进入肠道.

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Breathing is an automatic function of the body.

呼吸是身体的一种无意识的功能.

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At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.

目前医生每天在给他按摩,帮助他恢复腿臂的功能.

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Some English adverbs function as adjectives.

有些英语副词起形容词作用.

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There were several big Hollywood stars at the function.

社交聚会上有几位好莱坞大牌明星.

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