percentage
/pəˈsentɪdʒ/noun
1- a rate, number, or amount in each hundred百分比, 百分率：
the percentage of Caesareans at the hospital was three per cent higher than the national average
该医院的剖腹产手术比全国的平均水平高出三个百分点
as modifier a large percentage increase in the population aged over 85.85岁以上人口百分比的大幅增长。
1.1
- an amount, such as an allowance or commission, that is a proportion of a larger sum of money（大笔钱中按比例提取的）一部分（如津贴或佣金）：
I hope to be on a percentage.
我希望得到一点。
1.2
- any proportion or share in relation to a whole（全部中的）所占比例; 部分：
only a tiny percentage of the day trippers are aware of the village's gastronomic distinction.
只有很小一部分的一日游者注意到了这个村子的烹饪法与众不同。
1.3
- in sing. informal personal benefit or advantage〈非正式〉利益, 好处：
you explain to me the percentage in looking like a hoodlum.
你向我解释一下看起来像阿飞的好处。
短语
play the percentages（或the percentage game）
- informal choose a safe and methodical course of action when calculating the odds in favour of success〈非正式〉按部就班稳扎稳打地干。
- ORIGIN: referring to the calculated percentage of success from statistics.