source

Pronunciation: [sɒ:s]

Average Rank: 1603

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 来源, 水源, 根源, 原始资料, 源 [计] 来源, 源程序

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
  • n. anything that provides inspiration for later work
  • n. a facility where something is available
  • n. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: sources
Past Participle: sourced
Present Participle: sourcing
Past: sourced
3rd Person: sources

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#432

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.7% (Top 95.7% most frequent)
95.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#2224

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 77.8% (Top 77.8% most frequent)
77.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#2154

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 78.5% (Top 78.5% most frequent)
78.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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