locus

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lo·cus /ˈləʊkəs $ ˈloʊ-/ noun (plural loci /ˈləʊsaɪ $ ˈloʊ-, -ki/) [countable] formal PLACEthe place where something is particularly known to exist, or which is the centre of something 〔某事物存在的〕地点；中心，核心locus of The Politburo was the locus of all power in the Soviet Union. 政治局是苏联的权力核心。

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locus• Yet, the individual is at best a locus in which many lines of development come together in a unique set.• It maps a locus of equilibrium welfare maximum points for the consumer as income increases.• External locus of control was measured on four items, no more than one of which was allowed to be missing.• If the recessive major locus model is accepted the gene frequency would be 59×10 -4.• Electronic networks are replacing office buildings as the locus of business transactions.• A new kind of mothering exists between these two extremes, at the locus of self.• For patients psychosocial factors, life events, the locus of control, and patient knowledge have all been explored.Origin locus (1700-1800) Latin “place”

lo·cus nounChineseSyllable

place is particularly where the known something Corpus

locus
lo‧cus /ˈləʊkəs $ ˈloʊsaɪ, -ki/