according to:根据;依照;按照;据(某人所说/所写)。常用于引出信息来源、依据或标准。(也可表示“取决于”,如 *It varies according to...*)
/əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tuː/(美式常见弱读为 /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tə/)
According to the schedule, the meeting starts at 9 a.m.
根据日程安排,会议上午九点开始。
According to the report released by the university, the new policy improved graduation rates, though some students still felt stressed by the changes.
根据大学发布的报告,新政策提高了毕业率,不过仍有一些学生觉得这些变化带来了压力。
according 来自动词 accord(“一致、符合、同意”),其词根与拉丁语 cor(“心”)相关,含有“心意一致”的意味;according to 字面可理解为“与……一致/相符合”,引申为“根据……”。