Word · Frequency #633
sources
来源；出处；源头
sources is the plural of source.
核心释义
a person, place, or thing that something comes from
- 1.
信息、商品等的来源或出处
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- 2.
事物开始的地方,产生的源头
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- 3.
泉源；源头；任何地表或地下水流起源的水源
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
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获取信息的文件(或组织)
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
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记者的线人
A reporter's informant.
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为后续工作提供灵感的任何事物
anything that provides inspiration for later work
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源代码
Source code.
- 8.
场效应晶体管的源极
The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- 9.
有向图中所有边都从该节点出发的节点；无入边的节点
A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
- 10.
函数的定义域；态射的起始对象
The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
信息来源；资料来源；线人；消息提供者；水源；泉源；源代码；源码；灵感来源；启发
用法In use
The police are still trying to identify the source of the strange noise.
用法提示：此处'source'为可数名词，意为来源、源头，指噪音的起源。
Eating fresh vegetables is a good source of vitamins.
用法提示：'source'在这里作名词，指提供某物的来源，即维生素的来源。
She checked the source of the quote before using it in her essay.
用法提示：此句中的'source'为名词，指信息、引文等的出处或原始来源。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音'溯'，联想'追溯源头'，如水源。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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