quantity的解释

1. [U]量,大小,重量 that which makes it possible to measure things through having number, size, weight, etc.
2. [C][U]数目,数量 number or amount, especially a large one

1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
2. an adequate or large amount;

   "he had a quantity of ammunition"
   

3. the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

• A certain quantity or measure of renown.

  出自：S. Johnson

• At lunchtime he takes large quantities of illicit gin.

  出自：A. Djoleto

• A pound of anchovies, and the same quantity of bay-salt.

  出自：R. Brautigan

• The quantity of data processing involved made it impossible to run the system.

  出自：Studio News

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B：Do you offer anyquantity discounts ?
大量购买有折扣吗？

A：No, we don‘t.
不，没有。

quantity的解释

B：Then give us three cases of this .
那么这种的就买三箱好了。

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B：Doesn‘t thequantity discount apply on this order ?
这次下的单子没有大宗折扣吗？

A：No ,I‘m sorry ,but it doesn‘t.
抱歉，没有。

B：Why not?
为什么没有？

A：Because these items are from different shipments.
因为这几项品目不属同一批货。

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quantity的翻译

B：I‘m calling about mistake on our last invoice .
我打电话来，是因为上回的有错。

A：What was it ?
怎么啦。

B：We should have been given the largequantity price .
你应该开大宗折扣价才是。

A：Yes ,that is absolutely right .
啊，对的，是应该这样。

quantity, aggregate, amount, number, sum, total, whole

这组词的共同意思是“总数、总合”。其区别是：

aggregate指把数目的各个部分加在一起；amount指累积的结果；number指数字或东西相加所得的总数；sum指最后的总结果，表示截至现在的总数, 还有增加的可能；total和whole都指合计的结果的全体，total常指大的数量，whole也含有各部分总和的意味。quantity主要表示物质的量。

adj.

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quantity，amount，number，sum

这些名词均有“总数、总量”之意。

quantity书面用词，指事物的总量和总数量，侧重大批计量，含准确测量的意味。

amount普通用词，与quantity近义，但强调整体，指把所有数量、重量及度量归并在一起得出的总数。

number普通用词，指人或物的数目，强调数的概念。

sum普通用词，指简单加算的结果。