ap.por.tion.ment
n.(名词)
The act of apportioning.分配:分配的行为The condition of having been apportioned.分派:被分派的状况
The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.议员名额的分配:根据各州人口而进行的美国众议院议员名额的按比例分配Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.税额分配:根据各州人口而作的直接税收的分配