percent

中英词典：percent

名词

1. 百分比；百分率

2. 百分数；百分之一

形容词

1. 百分之一的

2. 百分之…的

词语辨析

百分比（percentage）和百分数（percent）在表示比例或比率时，意义相同，可以互换使用。例如：

- The percentage of people who voted in the election was high.（参与选举投票的人数很高。）

- The percent of people who voted in the election was high.（参与选举投票的人数很高。）

百分之一的（per cent）和百分之…的（percent）在表示具体数值时，意义相同，可以互换使用。例如：

- Two per cent of the students failed the exam.（2%的学生考试不及格。）

- Two percent of the students failed the exam.（2%的学生考试不及格。）

词汇扩充

1. 百分之一百（one hundred percent）

2. 百分之一千（one thousandth）

3. 百分之一百万（one millionth）

4. 百分之一亿（one billionth）

5. 百分之一兆（one trillionth）

近义词

percentage, proportion, fraction

反义词

whole, entirety

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）解释

1. In mathematics, a percent is a unit for measuring a quantity, and is represented by the symbol %. It represents one part in every hundred parts of a particular thing.

2. You can refer to an amount that is a part of a whole as a percent of the whole or as a percentage of the whole.

3. If you refer to a change in a quantity or value in terms of a percentage, you are referring to the change in relation to the original quantity or value.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionary）解释

1. Per hundred; for or out of every hundred.

2. A part or amount considered in relation to a whole.

3. A number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.

4. A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a percentage.

用法

1. 在句子中作名词使用：

- What is the percent of students who passed the exam?（通过考试的学生百分之几？）

2. 在句子中作形容词使用：

- The percent increase in sales was significant.（销售额的增长百分比非常大。）

例句

1. The percentage of people who voted in the election was high.（参与选举投票的人数很高。）
2. Two per cent of the students failed the exam.（2%的学生考试不及格。）
3. She received a salary increase of 10 percent.（她的工资涨了10%。）
4. Only a small percentage of the population owns a luxury car.（只有很小一部分人拥有豪车。）
5. The company's profits increased by 15 percent this year.（公司今年的利润增长了15%。）
6. The percentage of female employees in the company has risen to 40%.（公司女性员工的比例已经上升到40%。）
7. He invested fifty percent of his savings in the stock market.（他将他的存款的百分之五十投资股市。）
8. The poll showed that sixty percent of people surveyed were in favor of the new policy.（调查显示百分之六十的受访者赞成新政策。）
9. They achieved a success rate of 80 percent in the experiment.（他们在实验中取得了80%的成功率。）
10. The interest rate on the loan is three percent.（贷款的利率是百分之三。）
11. She scored ninety percent on the exam.（她在考试中得了90分。）
12. The percentage of students who completed their assignments on time was quite low.（按时完成作业的学生的百分比相当低。）
13. They estimated the risk at less than one percent.（他们估计风险低于百分之一。）
14. Over sixty percent of the population lives in urban areas.（超过百分之六十的人口居住在城市地区。）
15. The unemployment rate is currently at five percent.（目前的失业率为百分之五。）
16. She donated ten percent of her income to charity.（她将自己收入的百分之十捐给了慈善机构。）
17. The company aims to increase its market share by fifteen percent this year.（该公司计划今年将市场份额提高百分之十五。）
18. He received a pay raise of five percent.（他的工资涨了百分之五。）
19. The survey found that seventy percent of respondents agreed with the proposal.（调查发现百分之七十的受访者同意这个提议。）
20. She scored in the top ten percent on the exam.（她在考试中获得了百分之十的名次。）
21. Prices have increased by over twenty percent in the last year.（过去一年中，价格上涨了超过百分之二十。）