function

function
noun
  1. an activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing
    功能，官能，机能，作用，目的
    bridges perform the function of providing access across water.
    桥梁起到提供水上通路的作用。
    I was losing control of my bodily functions.
    我在逐渐失去对身体机能的控制。
    [mass noun]Vitamin A is required for good eye function.
    保持眼睛的良好机能需要维生素A。
    ■[mass noun]practical use or purpose in design
    （设计中的）实用，用途
    building designs that prioritize style over function.
    重风格轻实用的建筑设计。
    ■a basic task of a computer, especially one that corresponds to a single instruction from the user
    （尤指与用户的单项指令相应的）计算机功能
  2. (Mathematics)a relation or expression involving one or more variables
    (数)函数关系（或表达式）
    the function (bx + c).
    函数表达式（bx + c）。
    ■a variable quantity regarded in relation to one or more other variables in terms of which it may be expressed or on which its value depends
    函数，应变量
    ■(figurative)a thing dependent on another factor or factors
    (喻)随其他因素的变化而变化的事物
    class shame is a function of social power.
    阶级羞耻感随社会权力的差异而有所不同。
    ■(Chemistry)a functional group
    (化)官能团，功能团
  3. a large or formal social event or ceremony
    重大社交活动，重大聚会；重大仪式
verb
  1. [no obj.]work or operate in a proper or particular way
    工作；运转
    her liver is functioning normally.
    她的肝脏正常。
    ■(function as)fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing)
    起…作用；执行…任务
    the museum intends to function as an educational and study centre.
    该博物馆准备用作一个教育和研究中心。
派生
functionless
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French fonction, from Latin functio(n-), from fungi 'perform'
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