Word · Frequency #1247
proportion
部分；份额
A part or share of a whole amount or number.
- 1.
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
占总量或总数一部分的数量。
- 2.
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
部分与整体的比值
- 3.
Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
各部分之间或部分与整体之间的协调关系。
- 4.
magnitude or extent
大小或范围
- 5.
Proper or equal share.
应得或均等的份额。
- 6.
balance among the parts of something
各部分之间的平衡
- 7.
The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
部分之间或部分与整体在大小、数量或程度上的关系。
- 8.
A statement of equality between two ratios.
两个比相等的等式；比例。
- 9.
Size.
大小；尺寸。
比率；比例；均衡；匀称；协调；大小；规模；范围；比例式；占总量或总数一部分的数量。
In use
The proportion of women in the company's management team has increased significantly.
A large proportion of the budget is spent on research and development.
The architect emphasized the importance of proportion in designing the building.
a building of vast proportions
in proportion to sth
表示两个事物按比例变化。
The amount of tax you pay is in proportion to your income.
你缴纳的税款金额与你的收入成比例。
a proportion of sth
表示整体中的一部分。
A large proportion of the population lives in cities.
很大一部分人口居住在城市。
Connections
Collocations
- in proportion to
- 与...成比例
- The tax increases in proportion to the amount you earn.税款随收入金额成比例增加。
- a large proportion of
- 很大一部分
- A large proportion of the population lives in poverty.很大一部分人口生活在贫困中。
- out of proportion
- 不成比例；过于夸张
- His reaction was out of proportion to the situation.他的反应与情况不成比例。
- proportion of
- ...的比例
- The proportion of women in the workforce has increased.劳动力中女性的比例增加了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in proportion to
- 与…成比例The amount of sugar should be in proportion to the amount of flour.糖的量应该与面粉的量成比例。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
proportion 中的‘portion’意为‘部分’，各部分需按比例协调。
Context & Register
通常用于表示部分与整体的关系；语域中性，多见于数学、统计及日常描述中。
Grammar Note
通常作可数或不可数名词，常用 a proportion of... 表示一部分，in proportion to... 表示与...成比例。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'portion' shares the same stressed vowel and following sounds (/ɔːrʃən/), making it a perfect rhyme. The other words end in '-tion' but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɪʃən/ or /ɒpʃən/), so they are useful lookalikes but not true rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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