…的结果
something that results from something else, or is the way it is because of something else
His success is a function of his having worked so hard. 他的成功是辛勤工作的结果。
The low temperatures here are a function of the terrain as much as of the climate. 这里的低温是地形与气候同时作用的结果。
Differences in health outcomes are often said to be a function of socioeconomic disparity.
Variation in water supply is a function of geography.
The amount of water vapour in the air is, in part, a function of temperature.
See also: function noun (RESULT)