quota

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkwəʊ.tə/    美 /ˈkwoʊ.tə/|[ˈkwoʊ.ɾə]|/ˈkwəʉ.tə/|[ˈkwəʉ.ɾə]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
  2. A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
    — The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).
  3. A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

词形变化

quotas plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antiquota nonquota quota-hopping quotaism quotaless quotalike quota quickie quota refugee
相关词
numerus clausus

词源

From Latin quota pars; see Latin quota.
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