factor是什么意思

factor

英 ['f?kt?] 美 ['f?kt?]

factor 因素，要素

來自詞根fact, 做，詞源同fact,effect. 即做事情的必要條件，因素，要素等。

factor (n.): early 15c., "commercial agent, deputy, one who buys or sells for another," from Middle French facteur "agent, representative" (Old French factor, faitor "doer, author, creator"), from Latin factor "doer, maker, performer," in Medieval Latin, "agent," agent noun from past participle stem of facere "to do" (see factitious). In commerce, especially "a commission merchant." Mathematical sense is from 1670s. Sense of "circumstance producing a result" is attested by 1816, from the mathematical sense.
factor (v.): 1610s, "act as an agent, manage," from factor (n.). The use in mathematics is attested from 1837. Related: Factored; factoring.

1. Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.: 來自人的和機(jī)械方面的壓力可能也是一個因素。

2. Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city's pollution is its population.: 環(huán)境保護(hù)主義者說造成該城市污染問題的一個關(guān)鍵因素是其人口數(shù)量。

3. This factor will come increasingly to the fore as election day nears.: 隨著選舉日的臨近，這一因素將愈發(fā)重要。

5. A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility.: 公司經(jīng)營中的一個重點就是職責(zé)的分派。