function

function

英 ['fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]
　　美 ['fʌŋkʃən]

n. 功能；[數] 函數；職責；盛大的集會
　　vi. 運行；活動；行使職責

function作名詞時，指正式的社交集會，常與at連用。

He first met her at a social function.
他在一次社交集會上第一次見到她。

The function of a policeman is to preserve law and order.
警察的職責是維護法律和治安。The function of a clock is to tell the time.
鐘表的功能是報時。

中文詞源：

function 功能

來自拉丁語functio, 履行，執行。

例句：

1. His function is vital to the accomplishment of the agency's mission.
要完成該機構的使命，他的作用至關重要。

2. They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function.
他們都穿著田徑服，似乎想掩飾他們的真實職能。

3. A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.
一個復雜發動機有很多獨立零部件，每個零部件具有不同作用。

4. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college.
他應邀為這所夜校的活動捧場。

5. The other fundamental consideration in the conception of a plan is function.
在構思設計圖時要考慮的另一個基本因素是功能。