• n. 百分比，百分率；部分；百分?jǐn)?shù)
• adj. 百分之…的
• adv. 以百分之…地

per,每，-cent,百，百分之一，詞源同century,centimeter.引申詞義百分比，百分率。

percent

1560s, per cent, from Modern Latin per centum "by the hundred" (see per and hundred). Until early 20c. often treated as an abbreviation and punctuated accordingly.

1. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.

目前，30%的爬行動物、鳥類和魚類面臨滅絕的危險。

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2. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

通貨膨脹率大約為2.7%。

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3. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.

去年，經(jīng)濟(jì)增長率下降到4%以下。

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4. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.

他在11月3號的選舉中僅獲得了49%的相對多數(shù)票。

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5. Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere.

該州居民中幾乎有80%出生在異地。

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