英语词汇“quantify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quantifyquantify /ˈkwɑntəˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (quantifies, quantified, quantifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYquantify

Origin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus; ➔ QUANTITY

VERB TABLE

quantify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	quantify
	he, she, it	quantifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	quantified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have quantified
	he, she, it	has quantified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had quantified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will quantify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have quantified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am quantifying
	he, she, it	is quantifying
	you, we, they	are quantifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was quantifying
	you, we, they	were quantifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been quantifying
	he, she, it	has been quantifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been quantifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be quantifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been quantifying

to measure something and express it as a number, especially something that is difficult to measure: The damage to the tourist industry is difficult to quantify.—quantifiable /ˌkwɑntəˈfaɪəbəl/ adjective—quantification /ˌkwɑntəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]