fraction
UK/'frækʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
A small part of a whole.
一小部分。
n.
A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, expressed as one number over another (e.g. 3/4).
分数（如 3/4，一个数压在另一个数上）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfract (break) + -ion (act/result) = 'a broken-off part.' Break a whole and each piece is a fraction. Mathematics made it exact — a piece of a whole written as one number over another — but everyday English kept the loose sense: a fraction of the cost, a fraction of a second.
Root fract still carries 13 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a fraction of...的一小部分
- 2.a [small/tiny/large] fraction小/极小/大的一部分
- 3.in a fraction of a second在瞬间内
Example Sentences
- 1.
Only a small fraction of the students passed the exam.
- 2.
She solved the problem in a fraction of a second.
- 3.
Three-quarters is a fraction with 4 as the denominator.