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单词

proportion

读音
prəˈpɔːrʃn
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词根

“Proportion”一词来源于拉丁词根 "proportio",意思是“对比”,“比例”。

释义

n. 比例,占比;部分;面积;均衡 vt. 使成比例;使均衡;分摊 [ 复数 proportions 第三人称单数 proportions 现在分词 proportioning 过去式 proportioned 过去分词 proportioned ]

例句

The head is out of proportion with the body.
头部和身体不成比例。
A large proportion of old people live alone.
一大部分老人都是独居。
To my eye , the windows seem out of proportion.
在我看来,这些窗子似乎不成比例。

强化记忆

你可以记住这个词的词根"portion"和前缀"pro-", 并联想到"pro-"表示前进,向前,而"portion"表示部分。于是"proportion"就像是在比较前进的各个“部分”,这样就容易记住它的意思是比例。这个词最初来源于拉丁语,在14世纪时进入到英语中,水师、造船和建筑行业最先开始使用,后来逐渐被其它领域和普通日常生活所采用,用于描述各种东西的相互比较。

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