1610s, "means of supplying a want or deficiency," from French resourse "a source, spring," noun use of fem. past participle of Old French resourdre "to rally, raise again," from Latin resurgere "rise again" (see resurgent). Resources "a country's wealth" first recorded 1779.
resource (v.)
1975, from resource (n.). Related: Resourced; resourcing.
权威例句
1. A country's principal resource is its brainpower.
一个国家的首要资源是其人才资源。
2. Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.