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capitation
人头税；按人计算的税
核心释义
a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
- 1.
进行人数清点；计点人数。
Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
- 2.
人头税。
A head tax.
- 3.
按人头付费的医疗保健报酬制度,即提供者将患者登记为长期客户,按每位参保人收取固定且有上限的定期费用。
A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed (and capped) periodic payment for each enrollee (i.e., per capita).
进行人数清点；计点人数。；人头税。；按人头付费的医疗保健报酬制度,即提供者将患者登记为长期客户,按每位参保人收取固定且有上限的定期费用。；人头税；每人均摊费；[经] 按人计算(收费)
用法In use
The government introduced a capitation on every adult to fund the new hospital.
用法提示：这里 capitation 是名词，表示按人征收的税。
In the past, capitations were common because they were easy to calculate.
用法提示：capitations 是 capitation 的复数，指多个人头税。
Some citizens protested against the capitation, saying it was unfair to the poor.
用法提示：capitation 作名词，用作宾语，指按人头征收的税款。
capitation + noun
capitation 可作定语修饰 tax、fee、grant 等名词，表示“按人头计算的”。
The government introduced a capitation tax last year.
政府去年引入了人头税。
a capitation on [group]
用介词 on 引出征税对象；capitation 是可数名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- capitation tax
- 按人征收的税
- The new capitation tax applies to every resident over the age of eighteen.这项新的按人征收的税适用于每一位年满十八岁的居民。
- capitation fee
- 按人收取的费用
- The school charges a capitation fee to cover the cost of each student's materials.学校收取一项按人收取的费用，以支付每位学生的材料费用。
- capitation grant
- 按学生人数拨付的补助金
- The government allocates a capitation grant for every child enrolled in primary school.政府为每名注册上小学的儿童拨付一笔按人计算的补助金。
- capitation payment
- 按人头支付的款项
- The clinic receives a monthly capitation payment for each patient on its list.这家诊所按其名单上的每名患者每月收取一笔按人头支付的款项。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：cap像“帽子/头”，capitation就是“按人头（per head）”固定收税，即人头税。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：tax policy、legal documents、official reports capitation 多用于正式、书面语境（如税收法规、政策文件）。它表示按固定金额向每人征收的税，即人头税；在随意口语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾，重读音节中的元音和其后辅音与 capitation 的 /ˈteɪʃən/ 相同，构成真正的押韵。注意形似词 capital /ˈkæpɪtəl/ 和 caption /ˈkæpʃən/ 读音不同，不要混淆。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.