late 14c., "praise" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French aloance "allowance, granting, allocation," from alouer (see allow). Sense of "a sum alloted to meet expenses" is from c. 1400. In accounts, meaning "a sum placed to one's credit" is attested from 1520s. To make allowances is literally to add or deduct a sum from someone's account for some special circumstance. Figurative use of the phrase is attested from 1670s.
雙語例句
1. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.
我們大多數(shù)航班行李限重為每位乘客44磅。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He lives on a single parent's allowance of ￡70 a week.
他靠每周70英鎊的單親家庭生活補助過日子。
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3. The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.
個人免稅額的多少取決于年齡和婚姻狀況。
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4. The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.
原始的考試成績是不受社會背景影響的。
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5. He received a per diem allowance to cover his travel expenses.