1660s, from Medieval Latin quota, from Latin quota pars "how large a part," from quota, fem. singular of quotus "which, what number (in sequence);" see quote (v.). Earliest reference is to contributions of soldiers or supplies levied from a town or district; immigration sense is from 1921.
雙語例句
1. Be sure you get your daily quota of calcium.
要確保每天的鈣攝入量。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
毫無疑問，他們身上也有人所共有的弱點。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
每人可購買的票的限額已經(jīng)由四張降至兩張。
來自柯林斯例句
4. to introduce a strict import quota on grain
嚴(yán)格限制谷物進口量
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. A restricted import quota was set for meat products.