单词 | amount |
释义 | Word Frequency amount(əˈmaʊnt) noun 1. extent; quantity; supply 2. the total of two or more quantities; sum 3. the full value, effect, or significance of something 4. a principal sum plus the interest on it, as in a loan verb ▶ USAGE The use of a plural noun after amount of (an amount of bananas; the amount of refugees) should be avoided: a quantity of bananas; the number of refugees5. (intransitive; usually foll by to) to be equal or add up in effect, meaning, or quantity Word origin C13: from Old French amonter to go up, from amont upwards, from a to + mont mountain (from Latin mōns) |
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