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読み方 わりあい

名詞

1

Rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

用例

• 七三の割合
  the rate of 7 to 3―the proportion of 7 to 3

• 四分六の割合に金を分けよう
  Let us divide the money in the proportion of 4 to 6.
• 利子の割合は（?）
  What is the rate of interest?
• 出産と死亡の割合
  the proportion of births and deaths
• 成功する学生の割合はどんなものだろう
  What is the percentage of students who succeed in life?
• 賃銀は一日三円五十銭の割合に払う
  The wages are paid at the rate of 3 yen 50 sen a day.
• 教員の給料は一時間三円の割合に払う
  We pay our teachers at the rate of three yen an hour.
• 利子は年六分の割合だ
  The interest is at the rate of 6 percent per annum.
• 一つ五円の割合に買った
  I bought them at （the rate of） five yen apiece.
• 雌鶏二十羽に雄鶏一羽の割合だ
  There is one cock for every twenty hens.
• 利まわりは八分の割合になる
  The actual interest works out at 8 percent.

2

（＝勝敗の割合）chances; odds

用例

• 勝ち目の割合はどうか
  What are the odds?
  How are the chances?

• 勝ち目の割合は七三
  The odds are 7 to 3 in our favour.

前置詞相当語句

（=に） in proportion to; for; considering

用例

• 収入の割合に金を出そう
  Let us give the money each in proportion to his income.

• 大きさの割合に重い
  It is heavy in proportion to its size.
• 大きい割合に軽い
  It is light for its size―considering its size.
• 彼は年の割合に丈夫だ
  He is strong for his age
  He is strong, considering his age.
• 年の若い割合に行き届いている
  He is careful for a young man
  He is careful, considering his youth.
• この酒は値段の割合に飲める
  This wine drinks well for its price.