amount
英 [?'ma?nt]
美[?'ma?nt]
- vi. 總計，合計；相當于；共計；產(chǎn)生…結果
- n. 數(shù)量；總額，總數(shù)
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?amounts;
中文詞源
amount 總計
前綴a-同ad-. 詞根mount, 山，見mountain. 到山頂，匯總，總計。
英文詞源
- amount
- amount: see mountain
- amount (n.)
- 1710, from amount (v.).
- amount (v.)
- late 13c., "to go up, rise, mount (a horse)," from Old French amonter, from a mont "upward," literally "to the mountain," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + montem (nominative mons) "mountain" (see mount (n.)). Meaning "to rise in number or quality (so as to reach)" is from c. 1300. Related: Amounted; amounting.
雙語例句
- 1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.
- 他們只是大概知道可用水的總量。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization.
- 對操行的評價會含有一些泛泛之論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light.
- 他們將需要一個面積較大的擺放辦公桌的地方和充足的照明。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I try to offend the least amount of people possible.
- 我盡量少得罪人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
- 在世界范圍內(nèi)，大量的研究精力都投入到軍事技術上。
來自柯林斯例句