portion
portion
noun
noun
- a part of a whole; an amount, section, or piece of something
一部分；一定数量；一节；一片
a portion of the jetty still stands.
防波堤的一部分仍然矗立着。
he could repeat large portions of Shakespeare.
他能够背诵莎士比亚作品中的很大部分。
■a part of something divided between two or more people; a share
一份
she wanted the right to decide how her portion of the allowance should be spent.
她希望有权决定如何花销她的那一份零用钱。
■an amount of food suitable for or served to one person
（食物的）一（人）份
a portion of ice cream.
一份冰淇淋。
burger joints offering huge portions.
大份的夹饼。
■(Law)the part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir
(律)（根据法律赠与或遗留给继承人的）一份财产
■(archaic)a person's future as allotted by fate; one's destiny or lot
(古)命运，天数
what will be my portion?.
我的命运会是什么样呢？。
■(亦作marriage portion)(archaic)a dowry given to a bride at her marriage
(古)嫁妆
- [with obj.](一般作 be portioned)divide (something) into shares to be distributed among two or more people
分配
for centuries meadowland with common hay rights was portioned out.
在以往几个世纪中有公共干草权的草坪都是实行分配的。
■[usu. as adj., with submodifier](portioned)serve (food) in an amount suitable for one person
分份
generously portioned lunches.
慷慨地分份的午餐。
■(archaic)give a dowry to (a bride at her marriage)
(古)给（新娘）嫁妆
my parents will portion me most handsomely.
我的父母会给我一大笔嫁妆。
- Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione 'in proportion'
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