| 释义 |
ac·cess
I. \ˈakˌses also ikˈs- or akˈs-\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acces arrival, from Latin accessus approach, access, admittance, from accessus past participle of accedere to approach — more at accede
1. [influenced in meaning by Middle French accession & Latin accessio — more at accession]
a. : an attack or onset of illness or disease
< an access of paralysis the afternoon previous — George Ticknor >
b. : a fit or spell of intense feeling
< he had such an access now — Oliver La Farge >
: outburst
< accesses of pessimism — S.H.Adams >
2.
a.
(1) : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from
< access to every room >
< access to the president >
< a country with access to the sea >
(2) : admission to sexual intercourse
(3) : a landowner's legal right to pass from his land to a highway and to return without being obstructed
b. : freedom or ability to obtain or make use of
< give them access to jobs of confidence or trust — New York Times >
: ability or means to participate in, work in, or gain insight into
< access to the liberal arts >
c. : a way by which a thing or place may be approached or reached : passageway
< a lock built to give access to the sea >
d.
(1) : the action of going to or reaching : approach, entrance : passage to and from
< provide a means of access to the lake >
< completed plans for access tracks to the factory >
(2) : approach to God through Jesus Christ — used especially in titles of prayers
< the Anglican prayer of humble access >
3. : an increase by addition
< a sudden access of wealth >
4. obsolete
a. : an assembling or meeting especially of the British Parliament
b. : a coming to office or sovereignty
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: access, noun
: to get at : gain access to
< index registers can be accessed by the programmer — Datamation > |