factor

名词 factor:

1. anything that contributes causally to a result
2. an abstract part of something
   同义词：component, constituent, element, ingredient
3. any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
4. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
   同义词：divisor
5. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
   同义词：agent, broker
6. an independent variable in statistics
7. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
   同义词：gene, cistron

动词 factor:

1. resolve into factors
   同义词：factor in, factor out

1. Time is the limiting factor.
   时间是限制性的因素。
2. A property, a factor, or an attribute that is not essential.
   非主要特性，次要方面非主要的，非本质性的特征、特点或特性
3. The injury to their key player could be a decisive factor in the game.
   他们主力队员受伤可能是这场比赛胜负的决定性因素。
4. The determinate factor of our economy is to control inflation.
   我们经济的决定性因素是控制通货膨胀。
5. The committee's support is an important factor in the success of the project.
   委员会的支持是该项目取得成功的一个重要因素。

fac.tor

n.（名词）
One that actively contributes to an accomplishment, a result, or a process:
因素：对完成、结果或过程有积极作用的东西：
例句：
.Surprise is the greatest factor in war.(Tom Clancy)See Synonyms at element
.战争中出其不意是主要战术.(汤姆·克兰西)参见 element

One who acts for someone else; an agent.
代理人：代表别人的人；代理人
A person or firm that accepts accounts receivable as security for short-term loans.
代理商，经纪人：接受应收帐款做为短期借贷担保的人或公司
Mathematics One of two or more quantities that divides a given quantity without a remainder:
【数学】 因子：能把给定的数除尽的两个或多个数中的一个：
例句：
2 and 3 are factors of ';a and b are factors of ab.
2和3是'的因数；a 和 b 是 ab 的因数

A quantity by which a stated quantity is multiplied or divided, so as to indicate an increase or decrease in a measurement:
系数：一确定的数被它乘或除一个数量，为了表示度量的增或减：
例句：
The rate increased by a factor of ten.
比率增加了0倍

A gene. No longer in technical usage.
基因：基因。不再用于专业用语
Physiology A substance that functions in a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process, such as blood coagulation.
【生理学】 遗传基因：在某一特定生化反应或生理过程中起作用的物质，如血液凝固
v.tr.（及物动词）
fac.tored,fac.tor.ing,fac.tors
To determine or indicate explicitly the factors of.
将…分解或表示为因式

<常用词组>factor in
To figure in:
包括，把…计算在内：
例句：
We factored sick days and vacations in when we prepared the work schedule.
当我们准备工作时间表时，我们把病假和假期都包括在内

来源：
Middle English factour [perpetrator, agent]
中古英语 factour [罪犯，代理人]
from Old French facteur
源自 古法语 facteur
from Latin factor [maker]
源自 拉丁语 factor [制造者]
from facere [to make] * see dhô-
源自 facere [制作] *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
fac.torable
adj.（形容词）
fac.torship.
n.（名词）