quantity、amount、number、count有什么区别,怎么使用?

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“数量”英文怎么说?数量的相关英文单字有很多个,比方说quantity、amount、number、count…等等,都可以用来表达数量的相似中文意思,不过它们的英文用法跟确切意思可能不太一样。

下面列举出quantity、amount、number、count的英文例句跟中文意思,赶快学起来吧!

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  1. quantity 数量
    2.amount 数量;数额;量;总数
    3.number 数字;数目;总数
    4.count 数,数数;计数

1. quantity 数量

例:The exact quantity cannot be determined at present.
确切的数量目前还不能确定。

例:It’s quality not quantity that really counts.
真正重要的是质量而非数量。

2.amount 数量;数额;量;总数

例:They didn’t deliver the right amount of books .
他们运来的书籍数量不对。

3.number 数字;数目;总数

例:Small numbers of children are educated at home.
少数的孩子在家里接受教育。

例:Newspapers are produced in vast numbers.
报纸发行的数量巨大。

例:The number of business failures has risen last month.
上个月企业倒闭的数量增加了。

4.count 数,数数;计数

例:There’ll be ten for dinner, counting ourselves.
算上我们自己,共有10人要用餐。

区别

amount与不可数(uncountable)、无生命(inanimate)的名词连用,如:

The amount of work I did yesterday was twice the amount I did today.
She spent a very large amount of money yesterday.
quantity与可数(countable)或不可数(uncountable)、无生命(inanimate)的名词连用,如:

There are large quantities of apples on the market.
A large quantity of fuel has been used.
number与可数(countable)、有生命(animate)或无生命(inanimate)的名词连用,如:

A small number of people have known the fact.
He has a large number of toys.
注意:amount, number 和 quantity 的前面经常使用 vast, large, small 等形容词来修饰,而这些形容词前面有时还会使用 very 等程度副词来修饰。

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