quan.ti.ty
n.(名词)
【复数】 quan.ti.ties 缩写 qt.,qty.
A specified or indefinite number or amount.
数量:特定的或不确定的数或量
A considerable amount or number:
大量:可观的数或量:
例句:
sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.
大量批发销售药品
An exact amount or number.
量:确定的数或量
The measurable, countable, or comparable property or aspect of a thing.
可计算的数额:一事物可测量的、可计算的或可比较的特性或方面
Mathematics Something that serves as the object of an operation.
【数学】 量:作为运算对象的物体
Linguistics The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable.
【语言学】 音量:发出某元音、辅音或音节所需时间的相对量
The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
音节长短:在音量的诗歌中某音节的音长
Logic The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.
【逻辑学】 (命题的)量:关于某一命题的普遍性、独特性或特殊性的正确属性
来源:
Middle English quantite
中古英语 quantite
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin quantit3s quantit3t-
源自 拉丁语 quantit3s quantit3t-
from quantus [how great] * see k wo-
源自 quantus [多大] *参见 k wo-