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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēn tān
"我们需要在团队成员之间分摊这些任务。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To divide and allocate something, such as shares, costs, or responsibilities, among different people or groups according to a plan or a set of rules.
"The committee will apportion the grant money among the various research departments." - 2
To assign or attribute blame, fault, or credit to specific individuals or causes.
"It is difficult to apportion blame when a complex project fails entirely."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin verb 'apportionare', combining the Latin prefix 'ad-' (to) and 'portio' (share or portion). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, retaining its core legal and administrative meaning of dividing and distributing shares fairly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apportion" is said worldwide
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répartir
Transliteration: ʁe.paʁ.tiʁ
"Il faut répartir les tâches de manière équitable."
zuteilen
Transliteration: ˈtsuːˌtaɪlən
"Die Mittel wurden gerecht an die Projekte zugeteilt."
ripartire
Transliteration: ri.parˈti.re
"Il giudice deve ripartire le spese legali."
prorratear
Transliteration: pɾo.ra.teˈaɾ
"Debemos prorratear los costos entre todos los socios."
repartir
Transliteration: ʁe.paʁˈtʃiɾ
"O lucro foi repartido igualmente entre os acionistas."
आवंटित करना
Transliteration: aavantit karna
"सरकार ने बजट का एक हिस्सा कृषि के लिए आवंटित किया है।"
分摊
Transliteration: fēn tān
"我们需要在团队成员之间分摊这些任务。"
할당하다
Transliteration: hal-dang-ha-da
"위원회는 예산을 공평하게 할당하기로 결정했다."
割り当てる
Transliteration: wariateru
"各部門に予算を適切に割り当てる必要があります。"
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