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function

英 ['fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] 美['fʌŋkʃən]
  • n. 功能;[数] 函数;职责;盛大的集会
  • vi. 运行;活动;行使职责

英英释意


1. a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
2. what something is used for;
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"
"ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;
"the function of a teacher"
"the government must do its part"
"play its role"
4. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another;
"height is a function of age"
"price is a function of supply and demand"
5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony;
"it was a black-tie function"
6. a vaguely specified social event;
"the party was quite an affair"
"an occasion arranged to honor the president"
"a seemingly endless round of social functions"
7. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program