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单词 terms of reference
释义

refer /ri-fûrˈ/

transitive verb (referrˈing; referredˈ)
  1. To assign (to)
  2. To impute (to)
  3. To attribute (to)
  4. To bring into relation (to)
  5. To deliver, commit or submit (to)
  6. To hand over for consideration (to)
  7. To direct for information, confirmation, testimonials, or whatever is required (to)
  8. To direct the attention of (to)
  9. To postpone (obsolete)
  10. To recount (archaic)
  11. To direct to sit an examination again
  12. To reproduce, represent (obsolete)
intransitive verb
  1. (with to in all cases) to have relation or application, to relate
  2. To direct the attention
  3. To turn for information, confirmation, etc
  4. To turn, apply or have recourse
  5. To make mention or allusion
ORIGIN: L referre to carry back, from ferre to carry

referable /refˈər-ə-bl or ri-fûrˈi-bl/ (sometimes referrable /-fûrˈ/ or referrible /-ferˈ/) adjective

That may be referred or assigned

referee /ref-ə-rēˈ/ noun (informal shortening ref)

  1. A person to whom anything is referred
  2. An arbitrator, umpire or judge
  3. A person willing to provide a testimonial
transitive verb

To act as referee for

intransitive verb

To act as referee

refˈerence noun

  1. The act of referring
  2. A submitting for information or decision
  3. The act of submitting a dispute for investigation or decision (law)
  4. Relation
  5. Allusion
  6. A person who is referred to
  7. A testimonial
  8. A person willing to provide this
  9. A direction to a book or passage
  10. A book or passage used for reference
transitive verb
  1. To make a reference to
  2. To provide (a book, etc) with references to other sources
adjective

(of a price, point on a scale, etc) providing a standard to which others may be referred for comparison

referendary /-endˈə-ri/ noun (obsolete)

  1. A referee
  2. Formerly a court official who was the medium of communication with the Pope, emperor, etc

referenˈdum noun (pl referenˈda or referenˈdums)

The principle or practice of submitting a question directly to the vote of the entire electorate

refˈerent noun

  1. The object of reference or discussion
  2. The first term in a proposition

referential /-enˈshl/ adjective

  1. Containing a reference
  2. Having reference (to)
  3. Used for reference

referenˈtially adverb

referrˈal noun

Act or instance of referring or being referred, esp to another person or organization for, eg consideration, treatment, etc

referrˈer noun

reference book noun

  1. A book to be consulted on occasion, not for consecutive reading
  2. A pass book (S Afr)

reference library noun

A library whose books may not be taken away on loan

refˈerence-mark noun

A character, such as *, †, or a superscript figure, used to refer to notes, etc

referred pain noun

Pain felt in a part of the body other than its source

terms of reference

  1. A guiding statement defining the scope of an investigation or similar piece of work
  2. The scope itself

term /tûrm/

noun
  1. An end
  2. The normal duration of a pregnancy, or its completion
  3. Any limited period
  4. The time for which anything lasts
  5. A division of the academic or school year, alternating with holiday
  6. A period of sittings (law)
  7. (in pl) conditions, stipulations
  8. (in pl) charge, fee
  9. A quantity added to or subtracted from others in an expression (mathematics)
  10. An item in a series
  11. Either of the two quantities in a ratio (mathematics)
  12. That which may be a subject or predicate of a proposition (logic)
  13. A word used in a specially understood or defined sense
  14. An expression generally
  15. (in pl) language generally
  16. A limit, boundary (archaic)
  17. A term day
  18. (in pl) a footing, relation
  19. (in pl) respect (Shakespeare)
  20. A bust in continuity with its pedestal (art and archaeology)
transitive verb

To call, designate

ORIGIN: Fr terme a limit, from L terminus a boundary

termˈer noun

  1. A person who came to town during a law term (historical)
  2. A termor (obsolete)

termˈless adjective

  1. Endless
  2. Inexpressible (Shakespeare)
  3. Unconditional

termˈly adjective and adverb noun

A publication appearing once a term

termˈor or (obsolete) termˈer noun

A person who holds an estate for a term of years or for life

term assurance noun

A usu cheap form of life insurance which pays out only if the insured dies within the period specified

term day noun

A day of the year fixed for some purpose, such as payment of rent, the beginning or end of a tenancy, hiring of servants, household removals

term of art noun

A term having a special meaning in a certain art, craft, etc, a technical term

term of years noun

An interest or estate in land for a fixed period

terms of reference see under refer

terms of trade plural noun

Relation between export and import prices in national accounts

termˈ-time noun and adjective

bring to terms

To compel to the acceptance of conditions

come to terms

  1. To come to an agreement
  2. To submit

come to terms with

To find a way of living with (some personal trouble or difficulty)

eat one's terms see under eat

in terms

  1. In so many words, explicitly
  2. Engaged in negotiations

in terms of

  1. Having or using as unit
  2. In the language peculiar to
  3. In respect of, with regard to

keep a term

To give the regular attendance during a period of study

longˈ- or shortˈ-termer

A person serving respectively a long or short prison sentence

make terms

To reach an agreement

on speaking terms

  1. Friendly enough to speak to each other
  2. Well enough acquainted to speak

on terms

  1. In friendly relations
  2. On an equal footing

stand upon terms

To insist upon conditions
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