Amount既是不可數(shù)名詞，又是可數(shù)名詞。表示總數(shù)、總額、總值的時候是不可數(shù)名詞，如：You will receive a bill for the full amount.表示數(shù)量的時候是可數(shù)名詞，如：We've had an enormous amount of help from people.

一、amount用作名詞

1.amount用于表示“量”“額”，如分量、金額等。

2.amount of后一般接不可數(shù)名詞，有時也可接復數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，此名詞被視為某一“總量”或“綜述”。

The information is of much amount.

這情報很重要。

二、amount用作動詞

1.amount用作動詞的基本意思是“合計,共計”,引申可指“等同,接近”。

2.amount是不及物動詞,常與介詞to連用。

Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.

她的答復等于是完全拒絕。

The capital sunk in it is fabulous in amount.

投入的資金數(shù)量驚人。

The amount of content should be appropriate to its use.

內容的數(shù)量應該與它的使用方法相適應。

How well the prediction will be validated by later performance depends upon the amount, reliability, and approlpriateness of the information and on the skill with which it is interpreted.

這些預測在多大程度上會被后來的表現(xiàn)所證實，這取決于所采納信息的數(shù)量、可靠性和適宜性以及解釋這些信息的技能。

In this case, we set a limit on the amount of storage.

在這個案例中，我們對存儲的大小設了一個限制。

來源：高三網(wǎng)