proportion
proportion
noun
in proportion
proportionless
adjective
语源
noun
- a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole
部分，份额
the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising.
大气中温室气体的比重在上升。
■the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; the ratio
比例，比
the proportion of examination to coursework.
考试与课程的比例。
the bleach can be diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to ten parts water.
可用1份漂白粉兑10份水的比例稀释。
■(proportions)the comparative measurements or size of different parts of a whole
整体中不同部分的相对量（或大小）
the view of what constitutes perfect bodily proportions changes from one generation to the next.
每代人对什么样的尺寸比例构成完美体型的观点各不相同。
■(proportions)dimensions; size
大小；容积；体积；面积
the room, despite its ample proportions, seemed too small for him.
这间房尽管面积很大，但对他来说似乎还是太小。
■[mass noun]the correct,attractive,or ideal relationship in size or shape between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole
均衡，调和，相称
perceptions of colour, form, harmony, and proportion.
对颜色、形状、协调和均衡的感知。
- [with obj.](formal)adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else
(正式)使（某物）成比例，使相称，使均衡
a life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue.
快乐与美德相称的来世生活。
in proportion
- according to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree
（大小，数量，程度）按比例地
the pension was docked in proportion to earnings.
养老金是按照收入比例扣除的。
■in comparison with; in relation to
与…相比；与…相关
the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size.
布谷鸟的卵与其身体相比小得出奇。
■in the correct or appropriate relation to the size, shape, or position of other things
（与他物大小、形状或位置的关系）相称；均衡
her figure was completely in proportion.
她的身材非常匀称。
■correctly or realistically regarded in terms of relative importance or seriousness
（就相对重要性或严重性而言）恰如其分，协调
the problem of hooliganism has to be kept in proportion.
流氓问题应当得到合理控制。
- in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things
（与他物的大小、形状、位置的关系）不成比例；不相称
the sculpture seemed out of proportion to its surroundings.
这座雕塑似乎与周围环境不相称。
■greater or more serious than is necessary or appropriate
过分
the award was out of all proportion to the alleged libel.
裁定与据称的诽谤完全不相称。
■wrongly or unrealistically regarded in terms of relative importance or seriousness
（就相对重要性或严重性而言）离谱，过分
- the ability to judge the relative importance or seriousness of things
区别轻重缓急的能力；分寸感；主次观念
proportionless
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin proportio(n-), from pro portione 'in respect of (its or a person's) share'
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