quota
英 ['kwəʊtə]
美 ['kwotə]
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quota 定额，配额来自拉丁语quot,多少，来自PIE*kwo,疑问代词词干，词源同quality,quantity.用于指战士或士兵的供给定额或配额，后词义通用化。
- quota (n.)
- 1660s, from Medieval Latin quota, from Latin quota pars "how large a part," from quota, fem. singular of quotus "which, what number (in sequence);" see quote (v.). Earliest reference is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.
- 1. Be sure you get your daily quota of calcium.
- 要确保每天的钙摄入量。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
- 毫无疑问，他们身上也有人所共有的弱点。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
- 每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. to introduce a strict import quota on grain
- 严格限制谷物进口量
来自《权威词典》
- 5. A restricted import quota was set for meat products.
- 肉类产品设定了进口配额.
来自《简明英汉词典》
