(1) percent系拉丁语percentum的缩写,也可写作per cent,其符号是“%”。
- Black people constitute ten percent of the general population.
黑人占总人口的10%。 - I notice you don't say that you're a hundred percent convinced yourself.
我注意到你不说你自己是百分之百信服。
(2) percentage意为“百分比”,是一种约略的说法,可译为“部分”。
- What percentage of your income is paid in income tax?
你收入的多大部分用来交所得税? - A great/large/small percentage of registered voters didn't actually vote.
很大/小一部分登记在册的选民实际上未投票。