proportional
adjectiveOPAL W
/prəˈpɔːʃənl/
/prəˈpɔːrʃənl/
- 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
- The 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- approximately
- roughly
- directly
- …
- to
词源late Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’. - Salary is proportional to years of experience.