early 15c., "tax or duty on wine imported in tuns," from ton (n.1) + -age, and from Old French tonnage "duty levied on wine in casks" (c. 1300). Meaning "carrying capacity of a ship" is from 1718.
雙語例句
1. The ship has a tonnage of twenty thousand.
這艘船的噸位是2萬噸.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. This is far more than the total tonnage of TNT used by either side during the last war.
這比上次戰(zhàn)爭中任何一方所用TNT炸藥 的總噸數(shù)還要多得多.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. In Europe a large tonnage of apples is grown specifically for the manufacture of cider.
在歐洲,有很大部分的蘋果是用來作蘋果酒.
來自辭典例句
4. There were heavy losses in Britain's merchant tonnage during the Battle of the Atlantic.
在大西洋海戰(zhàn)中英國的商船遭受了巨大的損失.
來自辭典例句
5. The total tonnage of each product that they import per year.