
portion
词源
源自中古英语porcioun,古法语porcion,拉丁语portio(部分、份额),与part(部分)同源。
noun
❶ 指整体中被分出来的一部分,通常用于描述食物、财产或时间等可分割的事物。
“She only ate a small portion of the cake.”
(她只吃了一小块蛋糕。)
“Each child received an equal portion of the inheritance.”
(每个孩子都分到了相同份额的遗产。)
❶ 指命运或人生中注定要经历的部分,常用于文学或哲学语境。
“He accepted his portion in life with grace.”
(他坦然接受了自己的人生际遇。)
“It seemed to be her portion to suffer.”
(受苦似乎是她命中注定的。)
verb
❶ 将某物分成若干部分并分配出去,常用于正式场合或书面语。
“The land was portioned out among the heirs.”
(这块土地被分配给了各位继承人。)
“They portioned the food carefully to make it last.”
(他们仔细分配食物以维持更长时间。)
常见短语
a portion of — 表示某事物的一部分,强调从整体中取出或分出的量。
“A significant portion of the audience left early.”
(相当一部分观众提前离场了。)
marriage portion — 指嫁妆,传统上新娘家庭给新婚夫妇的财物。
“In some cultures, the bride's family provides a marriage portion.”
(在某些文化中,新娘的家庭会提供嫁妆。)