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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
目前，30%的爬行動(dòng)物、鳥類和魚類面臨滅絕的危險(xiǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通貨膨脹率大約為2.7%。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)率下降到4%以下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
他在11月3號(hào)的選舉中僅獲得了49%的相對(duì)多數(shù)票。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere.