percentage
noun uk/pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/ us/pɚˈsen.t̬ɪdʒ/
(AMOUNT)
B2 [ C ]百分比，百分率
an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100
What percentage of women return to work after having a baby? 生完小孩后继续工作的女性占多大比例？
Interest rates have risen by two percentage points. 利率增长了两个百分点。
- More examples
- The percentage of live births continues to increase.
- Police only recover a very small percentage of stolen goods.
- What percentage of the adult male population is unemployed?
- Interest rates have risen by two percentage points .
- These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.
(ADVANTAGE)
[ U ] US informal好处，利益
an advantage
There's no percentage in working such long hours. 这样加班加点地工作可没什么好处。