副詞：referentially；形容詞：referential。refer的意思是談及；提到；提及；稱......(為)；指；涉及；描述。例句：In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada.他在講演中提到了前不久的加拿大之行。

1.表示“把……提交給……”或“把……委托給……”之意.例如：

Tom is going to refer the matter to the meeting.湯姆打算把這件事提交到會(huì)議上去處理。

I don't want to refer this patient to an irresponsible doctor.我不想把這個(gè)病人交給一個(gè)不負(fù)責(zé)的醫(yī)生。

2.表示“使……向……請教”或“使……求助于……”之意.例如：

I referred her to Tom for further information.我讓她到湯姆那兒去詢問詳情.

The teacher referred me to Chapter III.老師叫我去查第三章。

3.表示“把……歸功于……”之意.例如：

He referred his success to the good education he had had.他把他的成功歸功于他所受的良好教育。

4.表示“認(rèn)為……起源于……”之意.例如：

The invention of the papermaking is referred to China.造紙術(shù)起源于中國。