名詞 quota:

1. a prescribed number
2. a proportional share assigned to each participant
3. a limitation on imports

1. We are still a little shy of our quota.
   我們離完成定額還差一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
2. The committee reversed its decision on import quota.
   委員會取消了對進(jìn)口貨物的配額的決定。
3. The quota on import cars has been lifted.
   對汽車的進(jìn)口配額已被取消。
4. A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.
   分遣隊(duì)為全體之努力而作出貢獻(xiàn)的部分或配額，如部隊(duì)的分遣隊(duì)

quo.ta

n.（名詞）
A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
定額：一定比例的份額，如貨物，分配給一組或一組中的每個(gè)成員；配給物
A production assignment.
分配額：生產(chǎn)配量
The maximum number, especially of people, that may be admitted to a nation, a group, or an institution.
限額：被招納入一個(gè)國家、小組或機(jī)構(gòu)所允許的最大數(shù)目，尤指人

來源：
Medieval Latin
中世紀(jì)拉丁語
from Latin quota (pars) [how large (a part)] [feminine of] quotus [of what number] * see quote
源自 拉丁語 quota (pars) [多大（一部分）] [] quotus的陰性詞 [數(shù)額多少] *參見 quote