Referencing
REF-er-en-sing
Formal Neutral
What it really means
Showing exactly where every idea or quote in your work came from, in a set style such as Harvard, APA or footnotes. Every UK assignment needs it. Your library runs free workshops on how to do it.
Chinese explanation
在作业中按规定格式（如 Harvard、APA 或脚注）标明每个观点和引文的出处。英国所有作业都要求引用规范。图书馆有免费的引用格式讲座。
Example conversation
A: Which referencing style does this module use?
B: Harvard — author and date in brackets, full list at the end.
A：这门课用哪种引用格式？
B：Harvard 格式——正文括号里写作者和年份，文末列完整清单。
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