the [ordinal] percentile
percentile 是可数名词,前面常用序数词(如 90th、95th)表示第几个百分位点。
The 90th percentile of the scores is 85.
这些分数的第90百分位数是85分。
百分位数;百分位
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
百分位数;百分位
in statistics, one of the 99 values that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 equal parts
The 90th percentile of the scores is 85.
这些分数的第90百分位数是85分。
百分位数:将有序分布分成一百个部分(每部分含百分之一的数据)的九十九个点中的任一个。
Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
百分位组:被如此划分的一百组中的任一组。
Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
Her score on the reading test was in the 90th percentile, meaning she did better than most students.
她在阅读测试中的分数处于第90个百分位数,意味着她比大多数学生表现更好。
The table shows the income percentiles for each age group in the city.
该表显示了这座城市各年龄组的收入百分位数。
If your height is at the 50th percentile, half of the children your age are shorter than you.
如果你的身高处于第50个百分位数,那么同龄孩子中有一半比你矮。
percentile 是可数名词,前面常用序数词(如 90th、95th)表示第几个百分位点。
The 90th percentile of the scores is 85.
这些分数的第90百分位数是85分。
这个结构表示处于某个百分位区间,介词 in 不可省略。
Her score is in the 95th percentile.
她的分数位于第95百分位。
above/below 后接具体百分位点,表示高于或低于该数值。
His salary is above the 99th percentile for his age.
他的薪水高于他这个年龄段的第99百分位。
Not this
She scored in the 95th percentage.
Use this
She scored in the 95th percentile.
percentile 指“百分位数”,表示在有序数据中的位次;percentage 指“百分比”,表示比例。描述分数所处的排名位置时,必须用 percentile。
Not this
Her score is at the 95 percentile.
Use this
Her score is at the 95th percentile.
percentile 前需用序数词(如 95th)表示“第几个百分位”,不能用基数词 95;基数词只表示数量,不表示位次。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
百分位排名;百分等级
A percentile rank of 80 means you scored better than 80% of test takers.
百分位排名为80意味着你的成绩优于80%的考生。
第95百分位
Her reading test result was in the 95th percentile.
她的阅读测试成绩处于第95百分位。
前百分之一;最高百分位
He is in the top percentile of exam candidates.
他属于考试成绩前百分之一的考生。
百分位分数
The report shows each student's percentile score.
报告显示了每名学生的百分位分数。
百分位分布
This chart displays the percentile distribution of incomes.
此图表显示了收入的百分位分布。
百分位组
Participants were divided into percentile groups based on their scores.
参与者根据分数被分成若干百分位组。
Use percentile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把percentile记成percent+ile:想象100个等分格,成绩落在第几格,就是第几个百分位。
语域:formal 常见场景:统计报告、学术论文、考试成绩说明 percentile 是统计学术语,通常用于正式或学术语境,如研究报告、数据分析或考试评分说明;日常口语中较少用。
真正与 percentile 押韵的是 gentile(/ˈdʒɛntaɪl/),都以 /-ɛntaɪl/ 结尾。其余词只是拼写上以 -ile 结尾,但读音或重音不同:tile 读 /taɪl/,重音与元音均不同;reptile 和 textile 的元音同为 /ɛ/,但后面辅音不同,仅算近韵;hostile 英式读 /ˈhɒstaɪl/,元音不同;senile 读 /ˈsiːnaɪl/,元音为 /iː/,完全不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.