sum
UK/sʌm/US
NGSL 2kTOEFLA1
Definitions
n.
The total you get by adding numbers together.
总和，总数（相加的结果）。
n.
An amount of money.
金额，款项。
v.
To add up; (sum up) to summarize the main points.
合计，相加；(sum up) 总结，概括。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin summa, 'the highest,' the feminine of summus. Romans wrote the total of a column of figures at the TOP, so 'the highest line' came to mean the total itself. Note: this sum belongs to the summus 'highest / total' branch — a look-alike of, but not the same as, sūmere 'take.'
Root sum still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lump sum一次性总付款
- 2.sum of money一笔钱
- 3.in sum总而言之
- 4.sum up总结，概括
Example Sentences
- 1.
The sum of three and four is seven.
- 2.
She inherited a large sum of money.
- 3.
To sum up, we need more time and more staff.