quota

名词 quota:

1. a prescribed number
2. a proportional share assigned to each participant
3. a limitation on imports

1. We are still a little shy of our quota.
   我们离完成定额还差一点点。
2. The committee reversed its decision on import quota.
   委员会取消了对进口货物的配额的决定。
3. The quota on import cars has been lifted.
   对汽车的进口配额已被取消。
4. A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.
   分遣队为全体之努力而作出贡献的部分或配额，如部队的分遣队

quo.ta

n.（名词）
A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
定额：一定比例的份额，如货物，分配给一组或一组中的每个成员；配给物
A production assignment.
分配额：生产配量
The maximum number, especially of people, that may be admitted to a nation, a group, or an institution.
限额：被招纳入一个国家、小组或机构所允许的最大数目，尤指人

来源：
Medieval Latin
中世纪拉丁语
from Latin quota (pars) [how large (a part)] [feminine of] quotus [of what number] * see quote
源自 拉丁语 quota (pars) [多大（一部分）] [] quotus的阴性词 [数额多少] *参见 quote