1560s, per cent, from Modern Latin per centum "by the hundred" (see per and hundred). Until early 20c. often treated as an abbreviation and punctuated accordingly.
雙語例句
1. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
目前，30%的爬行動物、鳥類和魚類面臨滅絕的危險。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通貨膨脹率大約為2.7%。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，經濟增長率下降到4%以下。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
他在11月3號的選舉中僅獲得了49%的相對多數票。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere.