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问题: three percent 和three percentage一样吗???有什么不同?

解答:

两个词都对:
percent=百分数,percentage=百分点
从百分之一百增加到百分之一百零三,增加3 percent, 3 percentage。
从百分之一千增加到百分之一千零三十,也增加了3 percent, 但是30 percentage。

1、percentage (pər′sen•tij) 百分点,意思较窄。
(mathematics) The result obtained by taking a given percent of a given quantity.
2、per•cent also per cent (pər-sĕnt') 百分数,也可以做百分点解,意思较广。
adv.
Out of each hundred; per hundred.
n.
1. pl. percent also per cent. One part in a hundred: The report states that 42 percent of the alumni contributed to the endowment. Also called per centum. 百分数
2. pl. percents. A percentage or portion: She has invested a large percent of her salary. 百分点
3. percents Chiefly British. Public securities yielding interest at a specified percentage.



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