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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·cess
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acces, from Latin accessus approach, from accedere to approach — more at accede DATE 14th century 1. a. onset 2 b. a fit of intense feeling : outburst 2. a. permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing b. freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something c. a way or means of access d. the act or an instance of accessing 3. an increase by addition a sudden access of wealth
transitive verb DATE 1962 : to get at : gain access to accessed the computer by phone English Etymology access early 14c., "an attack of fever," from O.Fr . acces "onslaught" (14c.), from L. accessus "a coming to, an approach," pp. of accedere "approach" (see accede). Meaning "habit or power of getting into the presence of (someone or something)" is from late 14c. As a verb, first recorded 1962. Accession "act of coming to a position," especially of a throne, is 1769 (first recorded in Burke).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ access ac·cess / 5Akses / noun[U] 1. ~ (to sth) a way of entering or reaching a place 通道；通路；入径: The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。 Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. 欢迎残疾人士参观,坐轮椅可以方便地到达多数设施。 The police gained access through a broken window. 警察从一扇破窗户里钻了进去。 ⇨ compare egress 2. ~ (to sth) the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb / sth (使用或见到的)机会,权利: Students must have access to good resources. 学生必须有机会使用好的信息资源。 You need a password to get access to the computer system. 使用这个计算机系统需要口令。 access to confidential information 接触机密情报的机会 Journalists were denied access to the President. 记者被挡住,无法见到总统。 Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). 很多离婚父亲只有在周末才有权见到自己的孩子。 ⇨ compare visitation verb[VN] 1. (computing 计) to open a computer file in order to get or add information 存取(计算机文件) 2. (formal) to reach, enter or use sth 到达；进入；使用: The loft can be accessed by a ladder. 搭梯子可以上阁楼。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English access noun ADJ. direct, easy, free, good, ready, unlimited, unrestricted I lived deep in the country, without easy access to shops. | limited, poor, restricted Access to this information is severely restricted. | improved | immediate, instant, quick, rapid | equal Men and women should have equal access to education and employment. | public | vehicular, wheelchair | random (computing) random access memory VERB + ACCESS have | gain, get | give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with) The new computer provides access to all the files. | demand | seek | allow (sb), grant (sb) | deny sb, prevent, refuse (sb), restrict Some people are being denied access to proper medical care. ACCESS + NOUN road, route PREP. ~ for improved access for disabled visitors | ~ to He was finally granted access to the medical records. OLT access noun ⇨ access Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·cess I. \ˈakˌses also ikˈs- or akˈs-\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acces arrival, from Latin accessus approach, access, admittance, from accessus past participle of accedere to approach — more at accede 1. [influenced in meaning by Middle French accession & Latin accessio — more at accession ] a. : an attack or onset of illness or disease < an access of paralysis the afternoon previous — George Ticknor > b. : a fit or spell of intense feeling < he had such an access now — Oliver La Farge > : outburst < accesses of pessimism — S.H.Adams > 2. a. (1) : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from < access to every room > < access to the president > < a country with access to the sea > (2) : admission to sexual intercourse (3) : a landowner's legal right to pass from his land to a highway and to return without being obstructed b. : freedom or ability to obtain or make use of < give them access to jobs of confidence or trust — New York Times > : ability or means to participate in, work in, or gain insight into < access to the liberal arts > c. : a way by which a thing or place may be approached or reached : passageway < a lock built to give access to the sea > d. (1) : the action of going to or reaching : approach , entrance :passage to and from < provide a means of access to the lake > < completed plans for access tracks to the factory > (2) : approach to God through Jesus Christ — used especially in titles of prayers < the Anglican prayer of humble access > 3. : an increase by addition < a sudden access of wealth > 4. obsolete a. : an assembling or meeting especially of the British Parliament b. : a coming to office or sovereignty II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: access, noun : to get at : gain access to < index registers can be accessed by the programmer — Datamation > |
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