quota
英 ['kw??t?]美['kwot?]
- n. 配額；定額；限額
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詞態變化
復數:?quotas;
中文詞源
quota 定額，配額
來自拉丁語quot,多少，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同quality,quantity.用于指戰士或士兵的供給定額或配額，后詞義通用化。
英文詞源
- quota (n.)
- 1660s, from Medieval Latin quota, from Latin quota pars "how large a part," from quota, fem. singular of quotus "which, what number (in sequence);" see quote (v.). Earliest reference is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.
雙語例句
- 1. Be sure you get your daily quota of calcium.
- 要確保每天的鈣攝入量。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
- 毫無疑問，他們身上也有人所共有的弱點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
- 每人可購買的票的限額已經由四張降至兩張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. to introduce a strict import quota on grain
- 嚴格限制谷物進口量
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. A restricted import quota was set for meat products.
- 肉類產品設定了進口配額.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
