factor

factor
noun

a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome
因素；要素
his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved.
他的技能是确保如此成功的一个因素。
she worked fast, conscious of the time factor.
考虑到时间因素，她做得非常快。
■(Biology)a gene that determines a hereditary characteristic
(生)遗传因子，基因
the Rhesus factor.
猕因子。
a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression
系数
■(Mathematics)a number or algebraic expression by which another is exactly divisible
(数)因子，因数
(Physiology)any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation
(生理)凝血因子。见 factor viii
a business agent; a merchant buying and selling on commission
代理人；（收取佣金的）中间商
■a company that buys a manufacturer's invoices at a discount and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them
代理商
■(chiefly Scottish)a land agent or steward
(主苏格兰)地产代理人（或管家）
■(archaic)an agent, deputy, or representative
(古)代理人；代表

verb
[with obj.]

常用词组
the — factor

used to indicate that something specified will have a powerful, though unpredictable, influence on a result or outcome
…这一因素（指对结果会产生难以预见的有力影响之物）
the feel-good factor.
幸福感这一因素。

派生
factorable
adjective
语源

late Middle English (meaning 'doer, perpetrator', also in the Scots sense 'agent'): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- 'done', from the verb facere

继承用法
factor something in (或 out)

include (or exclude) something as a relevant element when making a calculation or decision
（计算或作决定时）包括（或排除）某一相关因素
when the psychological costs are factored in, a different picture will emerge.
如果将心理成本计算在内，结果就不同了。

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