Allotment
[ə'lɒtm(ə)nt] or [ə'lɑtmənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; 'the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state'.
(noun.) a share set aside for a specific purpose.
乔迪校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of allotting; assignment.
(n.) That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.
(n.) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.
约瑟芬校對
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Apportionment, distribution, partition, dole.[2]. Assignment, appointment, grant, gift.[3]. Share, part, portion, lot, quota, contingent.
整理:特蕾西
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Piece, assignment, parcel, award, apportionment
ANT:Misappropriation, seizure, encroachment
錄入:罗兰
例句/造句/用法:
- The perpetual allotment and destination of this fund, indeed, is not always guarded by any positive law, by any trust-right or deed of mortmain. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- My brother, Harry Pinner, is promoter, and joins the board after allotment as managing director. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- I suspect it would conduce to the happiness and welfare of all if each knew his allotment, and held to it as tenaciously as the martyr to his creed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
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