allotment
allotment — 名詞
1. a portion of something — for example money, time, food, or seats — that has been
配額；分配額
正式分配給某人或某用途的份額
a portion of something — for example money, time, food, or seats — that has been officially set aside for a particular person, group, or purpose; also, the act of dividing something up in this way.
Each refugee family received a weekly allotment of rice, oil, and powdered milk.
每個難民家庭都會收到每週的米、油和奶粉配額。
allotment of + countable list of items
Xiomara used up her data allotment three days before the end of the month.
Xiomara 在月底前三天就用完了她的數據流量配額。
compound: data allotment
The company announced a generous allotment of stock options for senior engineers.
公司宣布為資深工程師發放一筆優渥的股票選擇權分配額。
Yusuf complained that his allotment of speaking time at the meeting was only two minutes.
Yusuf 抱怨他在會議上分配到的發言時間只有兩分鐘。
Fair allotment of relief funds across the affected villages took the committee several weeks.
委員會花了好幾週才把救濟金公平地分配到各個受災村莊。
- whole
the entire amount, not a divided share
文法句型
allotment of + noun
allotment for + noun
用法筆記
Subject of the verb is usually an institution, employer, or government — not a casual decision by an individual. Often appears with possessives ('your allotment', 'her daily allotment') to mark the share as belonging to someone.
常見錯誤
2. in Britain, a small patch of land at the edge of a town or city that the local c
市民農園
英國地方政府租給居民種菜的小塊土地
in Britain, a small patch of land at the edge of a town or city that the local council rents out cheaply to residents so they can grow their own vegetables, fruit, or flowers.
Grandpa George spends every Saturday morning digging potatoes on his allotment behind the railway line.
George 爺爺每個週六早上都在鐵道旁邊他的市民農園裡挖馬鈴薯。
preposition: on his allotment
After waiting four years on the council list, Priya finally got an allotment near the park.
Priya 在地方政府名單上等了四年，終於分到一塊靠近公園的市民農園。
council waiting list collocation
The Wilsons grow tomatoes, runner beans, and strawberries on their tiny allotment in Sheffield.
Wilson 一家人在 Sheffield 那塊小小的市民農園裡種番茄、四季豆和草莓。
A fox had been digging up the carrots on the allotment again last night.
昨天晚上又有一隻狐狸跑去農園裡把胡蘿蔔挖出來了。
Mrs. Hargreaves was watering her runner beans on her allotment when Tom stopped by with fresh eggs.
Hargreaves 太太正在她的市民農園裡澆四季豆，這時 Tom 帶著新鮮雞蛋過來了。
- plot
general word for a piece of land; less specific
- community garden
American equivalent; usually shared rather than individually rented
文法句型
on an allotment
rent an allotment
用法筆記
Almost exclusively British English. Americans would more likely say 'community garden plot'. The land is owned by the local council and rented for a small annual fee; tenants do not own it.