according 常用于短语 according to,意思是“根据……;按照……所说/所写”。(也可作形容词表示“相符的、一致的”,但更常见的是介词短语用法。)
/əˈkɔːr.dɪŋ/
According to the map, the museum is near the river.
根据地图,博物馆在河边附近。
According to several witnesses, the lights went out just before the announcement, which caused confusion in the crowd.
据几位目击者称,广播通知前灯光突然熄灭,这在人群中引起了混乱。
according 来自动词 accord(“使一致;同意”),源于拉丁语 accordare(“使心意一致”),其中 ad- 表“朝向”,cor/cord- 表“心、心意”。因此 according to 带有“以……为依据/与……一致”的含义。