| 单词 | for future reference |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor future reference P3. for reference: for consultation, esp. so as to have a permanent record for this purpose. Frequently in for future reference: for consultation or use at a later date. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > action of informing > [adjective] > information retrieval for reference1786 retrievable1967 1786 Scots Mag. July 340/2 It is, indeed, not a work for continued reading, but for reference, and occasional consultation. 1792 Monthly Reg. of Lit. Aug. 40 They seldom view a painting without critically examining its merits, and committing their remarks to writing, for future reference. 1842 G. W. Francis Dict. Arts Bench marks, in surveying, fixed points left on a line of survey for reference at a future time, consisting of cuts in trees, pegs driven into the ground, etc. 1858 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 71 Such books as he must buy to pencil-mark for future reference. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 137 [They have] got an album, for reference, at all the chief police stations. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love x. 131 I want them [sc. the drawings] only for reference. 1959 Clarendonian Mar. 4 At a later stage two copies of each jacket come from the Bindery; one is date-stamped,..and is then filed for future reference. 1992 MacUser 17 Apr. 30/1 To help, there's a diagram of a standard piano keyboard alongside for reference. 2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads i. 28 Sometimes a death mask, which is a plaster or rubber cast of the animal's face, will be made for future reference. < as lemmas |
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