quantity 核心詞議:
n. 量;數(shù)量
quantity 基本解釋
n. 量,數(shù)量;定量,大批;數(shù)目;[語音學(xué)、韻律學(xué)]音量(指元音或音節(jié)的長短)
速記方法
速記技巧
詞源詞根法
-quant-量,數(shù)量+-ity名詞詞尾來自拉丁語quantus,多大,多少,來自qui,誰,什么,如何,該,來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干,詞源同quality,who,how.
諧音記憶法
諧音:筐提提,筐提提就知道量不足。
知識擴(kuò)展
單詞用法
quantity的基本意思是“數(shù)量”,是正式用語。作與質(zhì)量相對而言的“數(shù)量”解時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞,指事物的“量”或“總數(shù)量”時(shí)是可數(shù)名詞。quantity強(qiáng)調(diào)大批計(jì)量,含有準(zhǔn)確測量的意味。
單詞辨析
以下這些名詞均有"總數(shù),總量"的意思
quantity:書面用詞,指事物的總量和總數(shù)量,側(cè)重大批計(jì)量,含準(zhǔn)確測量的意味。
amount:普通用詞,與quantity
近義,但強(qiáng)調(diào)整體,指把所有數(shù)量、重量及度量歸并在一起得出的總數(shù)。
number:普通用詞,指人或物的數(shù)目,強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)的概念。
sum:普通用詞,指簡單加算的結(jié)果。
重要短語
quantity of數(shù)量;流量
large quantity大量;大數(shù)量
quality and quantity質(zhì)量和數(shù)量
in quantity大量
quantity 變化形式
復(fù)數(shù): quantities
中文詞源:
quantity 數(shù)量
來自拉丁語quantus,多大,多少,來自qui,誰,什么,如何,該,來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干,詞源同quality,who,how.
quantity
精選例句
1、 Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.
相反,電腦用戶正在發(fā)展更強(qiáng)的互動性記憶;也就是說,人們正在學(xué)習(xí)如何組織大量的信息,以便他們能夠在以后的日期訪問它。[機(jī)器翻譯,如有錯(cuò)誤,感謝糾錯(cuò)]
2、 They change the quantity of information.
它們改變了信息的數(shù)量。[機(jī)器翻譯,如有錯(cuò)誤,感謝糾錯(cuò)]
1、 Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more vigorous than our ancestors.
現(xiàn)代食品生產(chǎn)和運(yùn)輸技術(shù)使食品的種類和數(shù)量大大增加,包括動物蛋白和乳制品的數(shù)量大大增加,使我們比祖先更有活力。
1、 for—service system—doctors are rewarded for the quantity of care rather than its quality or effectiveness—is a primary reason that the cost of care is so high.
以服務(wù)換服務(wù)的制度——醫(yī)生根據(jù)治療的數(shù)量而不是治療的質(zhì)量或效果來獲得獎勵(lì)——是治療成本如此之高的主要原因。
1、 (48) Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant’s papers.
人們曾試圖遏制這種趨勢,例如,在對申請者論文的評估中,既考慮質(zhì)量,又考慮數(shù)量。
常見考點(diǎn)例句:
- But old habits emphasising quantity over quality die hard .
- 但重視數(shù)量甚于質(zhì)量的舊習(xí)慣并不容易改變。
- But as the quantity increased , the benefit decreased .
- 但是隨著喝咖啡量的增加,益處反而會減少。
- In the end , perhaps quality will emerge from sheer quantity .
- 最終,或許高質(zhì)量的資訊便能從大量數(shù)據(jù)中脫穎而出。
- This almost guarantees further distraction from the content of spending , rather than its quantity .
- 幾乎可以肯定,這將使人們進(jìn)一步忽略政府支出的內(nèi)容,而只關(guān)注于數(shù)目。
- The united states geological survey 's estimate is 4.6 billion barrels , a modest but nevertheless significant quantity .
- 美國國家地理調(diào)查組的預(yù)計(jì)為46億桶左右,一個(gè)相對保守、但依然很可觀的數(shù)字。