pro.por.tion
n.（名词）
A part considered in relation to the whole.
部分：被认为和整体有关的一部分
A relationship between things or parts of things with respect to comparative magnitude, quantity, or degree:
比例：涉及可比较的大小、数量或程度的事物或事物各部分之间的关系：
例句：
the proper proportion between oil and vinegar in the dressing.
做菜时油和醋的适当比例
A relationship between quantities such that if one varies then another varies in a manner dependent on the first:
比率：数量之间的一种关系，在这种关系中如果一个发生变化则另一个随第一个发生相应的变化：
例句：
.We do not always find visible happiness in proportion to visible virtue.(Samuel Johnson)
.我们会发现可见的幸福不一定与可见的美德成比例.(塞缪尔·约翰逊)
Agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole; balance or symmetry.
均称，平衡：整体中各部分之间协调或和谐的关系；平衡或对称
Often proportions Dimensions; size.
常作 proportions 容积；大小
Mathematics A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities,a, b, c, d, are said to be in proportion if ô = ô.
【数学】 比例：两个比率之间相等的状态，如果ô = ô，则四个数a，b，c，d 就被认为成比例
v.tr.（及物动词）
pro.por.tioned,pro.por.tion.ing,pro.por.tions
To adjust so that proper relations between parts are attained.
使成比例：调整使各部分使达成比例关系
To form the parts of with balance or symmetry.
使平衡，使对称：形成带有平衡或对称的各部分
来源：
Middle English proporcion
中古英语 proporcion
from Old French proportion
源自 古法语 proportion
from Latin prôportiô prôportiôn-
源自 拉丁语 prôportiô prôportiôn-
from prô portiône [according to (each) part]
源自 prô portiône [根据（每一个）部分]
prô [according to] * see pro-
prô [根据] *参见 pro-
portiône [ablative of] portiô [part] * see per…- 2
portiône [] portiô的夺格 [部分] *参见 per…- 2
【引伸】
propor.tionable
adj.（形容词）
propor.tionably
adv.（副词）
propor.tioner
n.（名词）
propor.tionment
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>proportion,harmony,symmetry,balanceThese nouns are compared as they mean aesthetic arrangement, as in a design, marked by proper distribution of elements.
当这些名词指美学的排列时可进行比较，如在设计中，并以各元素之间成比例的分布为特点。
Proportion is the agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole:
Proportion 是整体内各部分之间和谐或协调的关系：
例句：
The house, of Spanish colonial design, has rooms with graciousness of proportion and beautiful details.
这座西班牙殖民时期设计风格的房子，各房间都有和谐的比例及精美的细微部分。
Harmony is the pleasing interaction or appropriate combination of elements:
Harmony 指各部分元素悦人的相互作用或适宜的结合：
例句：
The harmony of her face is not diminished by her imperfect nose.
她不完美的鼻子并没有降低她脸部的和谐。
Symmetry andbalance both imply an arrangement of parts and details on either side of a dividing line, butsymmetry frequently emphasizes exact or mirror-image correspondence of parts, whilebalance often suggests dissimilar parts that offset each other to make a harmonious and satisfying whole:
Symmetry 和balance 都暗示在分界线两侧的局部或细节的安排， 但symmetry 常强调各部分精确或左右相反镜像的一致， 而balance 经常暗指通过相互抵消以形成和谐、令人满意的整体的不相似部分：
例句：
Beds of iris were set out in perfect symmetry around a pool filled with water lilies.
大片大片的蔓蒲花非常对称地长在开满水仙花的池塘四周。
例句：
.In all perfectly beautiful objects, there is found the opposition of one part to another, and a reciprocal balance. (John Ruskin).
.在所有完美的物体中，都可发现一个部分与另一个部分的对立和相互的平衡. （约翰·罗斯金）
