according to

according to
根据，按照
In dictionaries, words are listed according to their orthography.
按字母顺序。
The books in the library were distributed according to subjects.
图书馆里的藏书按科目分类。
According to the old legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome.
按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
According to facts in my possession he can not possibly be guilty.
根据我所掌握的事实，他是不可能有罪的。
We will go or we won't, according to circumstances.
我们或去或不去,都将视情况而定。
He will be punished according to the seriousness of his crime.
他将据其罪行的轻重受到处罚。

详解：

cording to的基本意思是“按照；根据”，可指根据某人的说法、指示，也可指按照某计划、法规等。可以是正式的，也可以是非正式的。
according to还可表示“合乎；符合”。
according to作“根据；按照”解时主要用来引出状语，一般不用来引出表语；作“合乎；符合”解时可用来引出表语。
according to后一般不接opinion, view这类词，也不接第一人称代词me, us等。

above all<-->add up to