Word · Frequency #633
source
来源；出处；源头
The person, place, or thing from which something comes or begins; an origin.
- 1.
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
信息、商品等的来源或出处
- 2.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
事物开始的地方,产生的源头
- 3.
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
泉源；源头；任何地表或地下水流起源的水源
- 4.
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
获取信息的文件(或组织)
- 5.
A reporter's informant.
记者的线人
- 6.
anything that provides inspiration for later work
为后续工作提供灵感的任何事物
- 7.
Source code.
源代码
- 8.
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
场效应晶体管的源极
- 9.
A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
有向图中所有边都从该节点出发的节点；无入边的节点
- 10.
The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
函数的定义域；态射的起始对象
信息来源；出处；水源；源头；发源地；消息提供者；线人；灵感来源；启发之源；源代码；源码
In use
The river's source is high in the mountains.
Please cite your sources in the report.
Sunlight is an important source of vitamin D.
Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
the reporter had two sources for the story
source of sth
表示某事物的来源或根源。
The sun is a primary source of energy.
太阳是能量的主要来源。
source for sth
常用于引用的资料或信息来源。
This book is a good source for historical data.
这本书是历史数据的一个好来源。
Connections
Collocations
- source of information
- 信息来源
- The internet is a vast source of information on almost any topic.互联网是几乎所有主题的庞大信息来源。
- source of energy
- 能源来源
- Solar power is a renewable source of energy.太阳能是可再生的能源来源。
- source of income
- 收入来源
- He has several sources of income from his investments.他通过投资有多个收入来源。
- source of water
- 水源
- The river is the main source of water for the city.这条河是该市的主要水源。
- reliable source
- 可靠来源
- Always check if the information comes from a reliable source.始终核实信息是否来自可靠来源。
- original source
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'溯'，联想'追溯源头'，如水源。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、技术文档、日常交谈 通常为中性词，在不同领域中具有不同的常见语境：学术写作中常指文献来源，新闻报道中指消息来源，技术文档中指数据或代码源，日常交谈中可泛指任何起点或出处。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending sound /ɔrs/ as 'source', though spelled differently (e.g., -ourse, -orce, -orse, -oarse). They are genuine rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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