aggregate
/ˈæɡrɪɡət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæɡrɪɡət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-gri-gət/ (ame, mw) · /ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæɡ.rə.ɡət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæɡ.rə.ɡeɪt/ (ame, ipa)
aggregate — 名詞
1. a single figure or quantity reached by joining several smaller numbers, items, o
總和；總計
把多項數字加總後得到的總數
a single figure or quantity reached by joining several smaller numbers, items, or groups so that the parts are counted as one whole.
The aggregate of donations from twelve schools paid for the new library shelves.
十二所學校捐款的總和支付了新圖書館的書架費用。
the aggregate of + plural noun
In the aggregate, families in the village earn less than five hundred dollars a month.
整體而言，村裡的家庭一個月收入不到五百美元。
fixed phrase: in the aggregate
Maria added every receipt to find the yearly aggregate her shop had spent on flour.
Maria 把每張收據加起來，算出店裡這一年買麵粉花的總計。
Voters across the three towns delivered an aggregate of 8,400 ballots for the new mayor.
三個鎮的選民共投出 8400 張票給新市長，是這次的總票數。
- part
any single contribution before pooling
- individual
the unpooled, separate item
文法句型
the aggregate of [things]
in (the) aggregate
用法筆記
Frequently formal and statistical; common in reports, accounting, and academic writing. Often appears in the fixed phrase 'in (the) aggregate' meaning 'when counted as one whole'.
常見錯誤
2. in football and similar two-leg knockout matches, the combined goal count from b
兩回合總比分
兩場比賽進球加總後的成績
in football and similar two-leg knockout matches, the combined goal count from both games, used to decide which side advances when each team has won or drawn one game.
Liverpool beat Real Madrid 4-3 on aggregate after a thrilling second leg in Spain.
在西班牙第二回合的精彩對戰後，利物浦以兩回合總比分 4 比 3 擊敗皇家馬德里。
X-Y on aggregate after the second leg
Although Arsenal won the home game, they lost on aggregate by a single goal.
雖然兵工廠贏了主場那場，但兩回合總比分仍以一球之差落敗。
win/lose on aggregate
The two clubs were tied on aggregate, so the winner had to be decided by penalties.
兩支球隊兩回合總比分打平，因此必須靠 PK 決定勝者。
Bayern Munich went through to the final on aggregate, despite losing the second leg.
拜仁慕尼黑雖然第二回合輸球，仍靠兩回合總比分晉級決賽。
- combined score
plain-English equivalent used in commentary
文法句型
win/lose/draw on aggregate
X on aggregate (e.g. 4-3 on aggregate)
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'on aggregate', referring to two-leg cup ties in football, rugby, or hockey. Rare in American sports vocabulary, where teams play a 'series' instead.
常見錯誤
3. loose hard pieces — including sand, gravel, slag, or crushed rock — that get mix
粒料；骨材
用來拌水泥做混凝土的砂石
loose hard pieces — including sand, gravel, slag, or crushed rock — that get mixed into cement so the resulting concrete sets strong enough for walls, floors, or roadbeds.
The truck dropped a fresh load of aggregate beside the half-built garden wall.
卡車在蓋到一半的花園圍牆旁卸下一車新的粒料。
load/pile of aggregate
Workers shovelled coarse aggregate into the mixer before adding cement and water.
工人把粗骨材鏟進攪拌機，再加入水泥和水。
coarse/fine aggregate
Recycled aggregate from old buildings is now used to repair country roads near Hsinchu.
從舊建築回收的粒料現在被用來修補新竹附近的鄉間道路。
The new bridge needs about 200 tonnes of aggregate for its concrete deck.
新橋的混凝土橋面大約需要兩百噸的骨材。
文法句型
aggregate for [purpose]
mix [cement] with aggregate
用法筆記
Construction-industry term, usually uncountable. Often modified by 'fine', 'coarse', 'recycled', or 'crushed' to specify grain size or origin. Distinguish from sense 1: this aggregate is a physical material, not a calculated number.
常見錯誤
aggregate — 形容詞
1. describing a number, score, or value that already includes every separate contri
總計的
把各部分加起來算成一個總數的
describing a number, score, or value that already includes every separate contribution counted as one combined figure.
The aggregate score of all five judges decided who took home the prize.
五位評審的總計分數決定了誰把獎項抱回家。
aggregate score of + group
Economists track aggregate demand to see whether the country is heading for a slowdown.
經濟學家觀察總合需求，看國家是否即將陷入景氣放緩。
aggregate demand (economics collocation)
The aggregate weight of the parcels Dilnoza posted last week reached almost forty kilos.
Dilnoza 上週寄出的包裹合計重量將近四十公斤。
Investors care more about aggregate returns than about any single quarter's profit.
投資人在意的是合計的報酬，而不是某一季的單獨利潤。
- individual
of a single member rather than the whole group
- separate
kept apart rather than added
文法句型
aggregate + noun (score / value / demand / weight)
用法筆記
Almost always sits directly before a noun (attributive use). Common in finance, statistics, and sport. The closest plain-English alternative is 'total', but 'aggregate' suggests separate parts that have been deliberately added up.
常見錯誤
aggregate — 動詞
1. to pull separate pieces of information, results, or things together so that they
彙整；整合
把分散的資料或物件集中為一個整體
to pull separate pieces of information, results, or things together so that they can be looked at or counted as one larger group.
The website aggregates news headlines from over fifty Asian newspapers every morning.
這個網站每天早上彙整來自五十多家亞洲報紙的新聞標題。
aggregate X from Y (data sources)
Researchers aggregated the test scores of ten thousand students before publishing the report.
研究人員在發布報告前，先整合一萬名學生的測驗分數。
aggregate scores before reporting
Small donations from readers aggregate into a fund that pays for free legal advice.
讀者的小額捐款匯整成一筆基金，用來提供免費法律諮詢。
Hospitals across Taipei aggregate patient records so that doctors can spot wider trends.
台北各家醫院整合病歷資料，讓醫師能看出更廣的趨勢。
- separate
to keep the parts apart
- disaggregate
the formal opposite: to break a total back into its parts
文法句型
aggregate [data / scores / items]
aggregate X from Y
aggregate into [a whole]
用法筆記
Common in tech, journalism, and research contexts where data from many sources is gathered for analysis. The transitive use far outweighs the intransitive in modern writing.
常見錯誤
2. of several amounts, to come to a particular sum when every part is counted; to t
合計達
各筆金額相加後達到某數
of several amounts, to come to a particular sum when every part is counted; to total a stated figure.
Donations from the school fundraiser aggregated almost twenty thousand dollars by Friday.
校園募款活動的捐款到星期五合計達將近兩萬美元。
subject (multiple amounts) aggregated + figure
Last year's exports aggregated more than three billion euros, a record for the region.
去年的出口合計達超過三十億歐元，是該地區的紀錄。
exports aggregated + figure
The fines paid by the four banks aggregated a sum the regulator had never seen before.
這四家銀行繳交的罰款合計達一個監管機關前所未見的金額。
Profits from the chain's branches aggregated nearly half a million pounds last quarter.
上一季連鎖店各分店的利潤合計達將近五十萬英鎊。
文法句型
X aggregates [a number/sum]
the figures aggregate $N
用法筆記
Rare and formal; mostly seen in finance, trade, or legal writing. Subject is usually a plural set of amounts (donations, profits, fines, exports). Distinguish from sense 1: here the verb takes a number as its object instead of taking the parts as its object.