1920, "act of referring," from refer + -al (2). Especially to an expert or specialist (a sense attested from 1955). Earlier word was referment (1550s).
雙語例句
1. Legal Aid can often provide referral to other types of agencies.
法律援助機(jī)構(gòu)通?？梢詭椭]到其他類型的機(jī)構(gòu)去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Ask your doctor for a referral to a clinical psychologist.
讓你的醫(yī)生給你推薦一位臨床心理學(xué)家。
來自柯林斯例句
3. illnesses requiring referral to hospitals
需要送到醫(yī)院就診的疾病
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. First, a referral to the agency may preserve needed uniformity in a regulatory program.