amount學測 L2KK [əˈmaʊnt] ｜ /əˈmaʊnt/
數量；總量·金額；款項·總計達；等同於
生活常用字，動詞片語易混淆
The amount he saved each month didn't amount to much after a year.
他每個月存下的錢，一年下來加總起來卻沒多少。
一個畫面：硬幣堆疊看刻度
倒硬幣硬幣一枚枚倒進透明罐子
看刻度罐身刻度標示目前總金額
達到線堆到某刻度＝總計達那數字
義項
硬幣入罐A2noun數量；總量
A large amount of rain fell during the storm.
暴風雨來襲時下了大量的雨。
a large amount ofa small amount of
帳單總額A2noun金額；款項
Please pay the full amount before the end of the month.
請在月底前付清全部款項。
pay the amountthe full amount
硬幣達線B1verb總計達；等同於
All his effort didn't amount to a passing grade.
他所有的努力，加起來卻沒達到及格分數。
amount to nothingamount to a lot
片語
a large amount of堆積如山 →表示數量非常多
a small amount of一小撮 →表示數量很少
the full amount全數付清 →指全部的金額
amount to nothing白忙一場 →最終沒有任何成果
amount to a lot加總可觀 →加起來總數很大
你會不會這樣說？
'There is a large amount of information available.' 這句用字正確嗎？(對/錯)
看答案
對
information 不可數，故用 amount 而非 number。
'All his effort didn't amount to a passing grade.' 這句是指他的努力最後…？(A) 總計起來仍不及格 (B) 完全沒有努力 (C) 已經足夠及格
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(A)
amount to 指加總後達到的程度，此句指努力總和仍不足及格。