apiece

IPA/əˈpiːs/
KK[əpˈis]IPA/əˈpiːs/

apiece — adverb

1. placed after a number to mean the price, length, or amount for every single item

1.副詞B1
釋義

placed after a number to mean the price, length, or amount for every single item or person within a group.

例句

The concert tickets cost $75 apiece, so the three of us paid $225 in total.

[number] + [noun] + apiece: cost + price + apiece

At the farmers' market, the fresh peaches were $1.50 apiece.

postpositive after a price

同義詞
  • each

    more common and can go in more positions in a sentence; 'apiece' only comes after a number

  • per item

    more formal; often used in writing rather than speech

文法句型

[number] + [noun] + apiece

用法筆記

Apiece always follows a number phrase — it cannot be placed before a noun or used alone. For example, say 'the tickets cost $50 apiece' but NOT 'the apiece cost' or 'they cost apiece'.

常見錯誤

❌Each ticket costs $50 apiece.
✅The tickets cost $50 apiece.
💡'each' and 'apiece' together is redundant; use one or the other.
❌The apiece price was $10.
✅The price was $10 apiece.
💡'apiece' cannot be used as an adjective before a noun.