proportion
/prəˈpɔːʃn/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
比例;部分;份额;使成比例;使相称
释义与例句
n.
比例;部分;份额
a part or share of a whole; the relationship between two things in size, amount, etc.
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A large proportion of students passed the exam.
很大比例的学生通过了考试。
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The proportion of men to women in the class is two to one.
班上男女比例是二比一。
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The cost is small in proportion to the benefit.
与收益相比,成本很小。
v.
使成比例;使相称
to adjust something so that it has the correct size or amount in relation to something else
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You should proportion your time wisely.
你应该明智地分配你的时间。
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The funds were proportioned among several projects.
资金被分配到几个项目中。
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Taxes are proportioned according to income.
税收根据收入按比例征收。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
pro(向前)+ port(部分;分开)+ ion = 分成的部分 → 比例、份额。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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proportional 成比例的形容词,指数量按比例变化
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proportionate 相称的;成比例的形容词,强调与某事物相当
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disproportionate 不成比例的形容词,指比例失衡
同义词
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ratio 比率;比例ratio 更侧重两数之比,proportion 可指部分占整体的份额。The ratio of teachers to students is one to thirty. 师生比例是一比三十。
反义词
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disproportion 不成比例disproportion 表示比例失衡,与 proportion 相对。There is a disproportion between effort and reward here. 这里的付出与回报不成比例。
常见搭配
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in proportion 成比例;相称The fine should be in proportion to the offense. 罚款应与违规程度相称。
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large proportion 很大比例A large proportion of the budget goes to education. 预算中很大一部分用于教育。