- proportional (to something)
increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else 成比例的;相称的 Salary is proportional to years of experience. 薪金视资历而定。 The number of teachers appointed is proportional to the total number of students. 委派教师人数和学生总数成比例。 to be directly/inversely proportional to something 与某事物成正比/反比
Extra ExamplesThe amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to its size. 小孩需要的食物量与他的个头大致成比例。 The speed of the glider is directly proportional to the speed of the wind. 滑翔机的速度与风速成正比。 The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material. 所需要的力的大小与材料的硬度成反比。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- approximately
- roughly
- directly
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- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’.