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pro·por·tion AHD[prə-pôrʹshən, -pōrʹ-] D.J.[prəˈpɔːʃən, -ˈpəʊr-]K.K.[prəˈpɔrʃən, -ˈpor-]n.（名词）- A part considered in relation to the whole.部分：被认为和整体有关的一部分
- A relationship between things or parts of things with respect to comparative magnitude, quantity, or degree:比例：涉及可比较的大小、数量或程度的事物或事物各部分之间的关系：the proper proportion between oil and vinegar in the dressing.做菜时油和醋的适当比例
- A relationship between quantities such that if one varies then another varies in a manner dependent on the first:比率：数量之间的一种关系，在这种关系中如果一个发生变化则另一个随第一个发生相应的变化："We do not always find visible happiness in proportion to visible virtue"(Samuel Johnson)“我们会发现可见的幸福不一定与可见的美德成比例”(塞缪尔·约翰逊)
- Agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole; balance or symmetry.均称，平衡：整体中各部分之间协调或和谐的关系；平衡或对称
- Often proportions Dimensions; size. 常作 proportions 容积；大小
- Mathematics A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities,a, b, c, d, are said to be in proportion if ƒ = „. 【数学】 比例：两个比率之间相等的状态，如果ƒ = „，则四个数a，b，c，d 就被认为成比例
v.tr.（及物动词）pro.por.tioned, pro.por.tion.ing, pro.por.tions - To adjust so that proper relations between parts are attained.使成比例：调整使各部分使达成比例关系
- To form the parts of with balance or symmetry.使平衡，使对称：形成带有平衡或对称的各部分
- Middle English proporcion 中古英语 proporcion
- from Old French proportion 源自 古法语 proportion
- from Latin prōportiō prōportiōn- 源自 拉丁语 prōportiō prōportiōn-
- from prō portiōne [according to (each) part] 源自 prō portiōne [根据（每一个）部分]
- prō [according to] * see pro- 1prō [根据] * 参见 pro-1
- portiōne [ablative of] portiō [part] * see perə- 2portiōne portiō的夺格 [部分] * 参见 perə- 2
proporʹtionable adj.（形容词）proporʹtionably adv.（副词）proporʹtioner n.（名词）proporʹtionment n.（名词）proportion, harmony, symmetry, balance- These nouns are compared as they mean aesthetic arrangement, as in a design, marked by proper distribution of elements.当这些名词指美学的排列时可进行比较，如在设计中，并以各元素之间成比例的分布为特点。
- Proportion is the agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole: Proportion 是整体内各部分之间和谐或协调的关系： The house, of Spanish colonial design, has rooms with graciousness of proportion and beautiful details.这座西班牙殖民时期设计风格的房子，各房间都有和谐的比例及精美的细微部分。
- Harmony is the pleasing interaction or appropriate combination of elements: Harmony 指各部分元素悦人的相互作用或适宜的结合： The harmony of her face is not diminished by her imperfect nose.她不完美的鼻子并没有降低她脸部的和谐。
- Symmetry andbalance both imply an arrangement of parts and details on either side of a dividing line, butsymmetry frequently emphasizes exact or mirror-image correspondence of parts, whilebalance often suggests dissimilar parts that offset each other to make a harmonious and satisfying whole: Symmetry 和balance 都暗示在分界线两侧的局部或细节的安排， 但symmetry 常强调各部分精确或左右相反镜像的一致， 而balance 经常暗指通过相互抵消以形成和谐、令人满意的整体的不相似部分： Beds of iris were set out in perfect symmetry around a pool filled with water lilies.大片大片的蔓蒲花非常对称地长在开满水仙花的池塘四周。"In all perfectly beautiful objects, there is found the opposition of one part to another, and a reciprocal balance" (John Ruskin).“在所有完美的物体中，都可发现一个部分与另一个部分的对立和相互的平衡” （约翰·罗斯金）
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