名詞 factor:

1. anything that contributes causally to a result
2. an abstract part of something
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：divisor
5. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：gene, cistron

動(dòng)詞 factor:

1. resolve into factors
   同義詞：factor in, factor out

1. Time is the limiting factor.
   時(shí)間是限制性的因素。
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，非本質(zhì)性的特征、特點(diǎn)或特性
3. The injury to their key player could be a decisive factor in the game.
   他們主力隊(duì)員受傷可能是這場(chǎng)比賽勝負(fù)的決定性因素。
4. The determinate factor of our economy is to control inflation.
   我們經(jīng)濟(jì)的決定性因素是控制通貨膨脹。
5. The committee's support is an important factor in the success of the project.
   委員會(huì)的支持是該項(xiàng)目取得成功的一個(gè)重要因素。

fac.tor

n.（名詞）
One that actively contributes to an accomplishment, a result, or a process:
因素：對(duì)完成、結(jié)果或過(guò)程有積極作用的東西：
例句：
.Surprise is the greatest factor in war.(Tom Clancy)See Synonyms at element
.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中出其不意是主要戰(zhàn)術(shù).(湯姆·克蘭西)參見 element

One who acts for someone else; an agent.
代理人：代表別人的人；代理人
A person or firm that accepts accounts receivable as security for short-term loans.
代理商，經(jīng)紀(jì)人：接受應(yīng)收帳款做為短期借貸擔(dān)保的人或公司
Mathematics One of two or more quantities that divides a given quantity without a remainder:
【數(shù)學(xué)】 因子：能把給定的數(shù)除盡的兩個(gè)或多個(gè)數(shù)中的一個(gè)：
例句：
2 and 3 are factors of ';a and b are factors of ab.
2和3是'的因數(shù)；a 和 b 是 ab 的因數(shù)

A quantity by which a stated quantity is multiplied or divided, so as to indicate an increase or decrease in a measurement:
系數(shù)：一確定的數(shù)被它乘或除一個(gè)數(shù)量，為了表示度量的增或減：
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。不再用于專業(yè)用語(yǔ)
Physiology A substance that functions in a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process, such as blood coagulation.
【生理學(xué)】 遺傳基因：在某一特定生化反應(yīng)或生理過(guò)程中起作用的物質(zhì)，如血液凝固
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
fac.tored,fac.tor.ing,fac.tors
To determine or indicate explicitly the factors of.
將…分解或表示為因式

<常用詞組>factor in
To figure in:
包括，把…計(jì)算在內(nèi)：
例句：
We factored sick days and vacations in when we prepared the work schedule.
當(dāng)我們準(zhǔn)備工作時(shí)間表時(shí)，我們把病假和假期都包括在內(nèi)

來(lái)源：
Middle English factour [perpetrator, agent]
中古英語(yǔ) factour [罪犯，代理人]
from Old French facteur
源自 古法語(yǔ) facteur
from Latin factor [maker]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) factor [制造者]
from facere [to make] * see dhô-
源自 facere [制作] *參見 dhô-

【引伸】
fac.torable
adj.（形容詞）
fac.torship.
n.（名詞）