proportion
英 [prə'pɔːʃ(ə)n]
美[prə'pɔrʃən]
- n. 比例；部分；面积；均衡
- vt. 使成比例；使均衡；分摊
英英释意
- 1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- 2. magnitude or extent;
- "a building of vast proportions"
- 3. balance among the parts of something
- 4. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);
- "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin