function
英 ['f??(k)?(?)n]
美['f??k??n]
- n. 功能；[數] 函數；職責；盛大的集會
- vi. 運行；活動；行使職責
英英釋意
- 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