C 提供资料者,资料来源 a person or thing that supplies information
词汇搭配
动词+～
disclose one's source of 泄露…的来源
discover the source 发现…的源头
take its source at 发源于…
形容词+～
rich source of information 丰富的信息来源
authoritative sources 权威出处
chief sources 主要收入
historical sources 史料
power sources 能源
介词+～
as a source of food supply 作为食品供应的一个来源
from all sources 从各个方面
trace to its source 追根寻源
常用短语
at source 在源头,在发源地at the point of origin or beginning
Is the water polluted at source?河水是在源头受到污染的吗?
句型例句
Where is the source of the Nile?尼罗河发源于何处?
They are trying to trace the source of the trouble.他们正设法找出这件麻烦事的起因。
This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.这种错误的连接法是引擎出毛病的原因。
I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly.我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营的非常糟糕。
词语辨异
source, origin 参见origin条。
补充资料
［同义词］ beginning, cause, origin
［反义词］ effect, end, outcome, result
［词源］＜古法语sors＜sourdre(升起,出现)
