n.

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

"the speaker made several references to his wife"

同義詞：mention

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

同義詞：citationciteacknowledgmentcreditmentionquotation

an indicator that orients you generally

"it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

同義詞：reference pointpoint of reference

a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

"he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

同義詞：reference bookreference workbook of facts

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

"requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"

同義詞：charactercharacter reference

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

同義詞：denotationextension

the act of referring or consulting

"reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

同義詞：consultation

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

"he carried an armful of references back to his desk"

同義詞：source

the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

"he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"

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