amount

• vi.合計、総計、等しい、合計、結果
• n. 量；総計；合計

接頭辞a-はad-と同じ。 mountの語源についてはmountainを参照のこと。

amount

amount: see mountain

amount (n.)

1710, from amount (v.).

amount (v.)

late 13c., "to go up, rise, mount (a horse)," from Old French amonter, from a mont "upward," literally "to the mountain," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + montem (nominative mons) "mountain" (see mount (n.)). Meaning "to rise in number or quality (so as to reach)" is from c. 1300. Related: Amounted; amounting.

1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.

彼らは水の総量を知っているだけだ。

2.The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization.

操作行の評価には一般論が含まれます。

3.They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light.

彼らは、広い面積のデスクを置く場所と十分な照明を必要とします。

4.I try to offend the least amount of people possible.

私はできるだけ人の機嫌を損ねないようにしています。

5.Worldwide，an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.

世界的には、軍事技術に多くの研究精力が注がれている。