volume
/ˈvɒljuːm/noun
1
- a book forming part of a work or series卷, 册。
1.1
- a single book or a bound collection of printed sheets书; 书册。
1.2
- a consecutive sequence of issues of a periodical（期刊）合订本。
1.3
- historical a scroll of parchment or papyrus containing written matter〈史〉（写在羊皮纸或纸草纸上的）书卷。
2
- mass noun the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great（尤指大的）体积; 容积, 容量：
the sewer could not cope with the volume of rainwater
下水道无法对付那大量雨水
count noun a volume of air.大量空气。
2.1
- the amount or quantity of something, especially when great（尤指大的）分量, 量; 额：
changes in the volume of consumer spending.
消费支出量的变化。
2.2
a volume of/volumes of
a certain, typically large amount of something（尤指数量大的）量：the volumes of data handled are vast.
数据处理量很大。
2.3
- fullness or expansive thickness of something, especially of a person's hair（尤指头发的）厚; 多, 浓密。
3
- mass noun quantity or power of sound; degree of loudness音量：
he turned the volume up on the radio.
他调高了收音机音量。
词源
late Middle English (originally denoting a roll of parchment containing written matter)： from Old French volum（e）， from Latin volumen 'a roll'， from volvere 'to roll'. An obsolete meaning 'size or extent (of a book)' gave rise to sense 2.