volumes
volumes — 名詞
- volumessingular
- volumesesplural
1. Different amounts of three-dimensional space that objects, substances, or contai
體積；容量
物體或容器占有的空間大小
Different amounts of three-dimensional space that objects, substances, or containers take up or can hold.
The two bottles hold equal volumes of water despite their different shapes.
這兩個瓶子雖然形狀不同，裝水容量卻一樣。
equal volumes of liquid
The students compared the volumes of gas collected in each jar.
學生比較了每個罐子裡收集到的氣體體積。
These wooden blocks have different volumes even though they weigh the same.
這些木塊的體積不同，雖然重量一樣。
The recipe needs exact volumes of oil and vinegar for the dressing.
這份食譜要用精確的油和醋分量來調醬汁。
- capacity
usually stresses how much a container can hold, not any solid object's size
- cubic measure
more technical and mainly used in maths or measurement contexts
用法筆記
Used for measurable three-dimensional space. In everyday talk, capacity is common for containers, while volume is common in science, maths, and technical comparison.
2. Amounts of something when attention is on the overall quantity, especially in bu
數量
某事物整體有多少
Amounts of something when attention is on the overall quantity, especially in business, travel, or information.
Online orders reached huge volumes during the holiday sale last weekend.
上週末假日特賣期間，線上訂單數量衝得很高。
high volumes = large amount
The clinic handles large volumes of calls every Monday morning.
這家診所每到週一早上都要處理很大的來電量。
The museum stores vast volumes of data about every object it owns.
那家博物館保存著每件館藏的龐大資料量。
Passenger volumes dropped sharply after the station closed for repairs.
車站因維修關閉後，旅客量明顯下滑。
用法筆記
Often appears in reports about sales, travel, data, or phone traffic, where the noun before or after of names the activity being counted.
3. The sound levels of devices or recordings, or the settings used to make them lou
音量
聲音大小或調整聲音的設定
The sound levels of devices or recordings, or the settings used to make them louder or quieter.
Please keep the speaker volumes low while the baby is sleeping.
寶寶在睡覺時，請把喇叭音量保持在低檔。
keep volumes low
The technician tested the alarm at three different volumes.
技師用三種不同音量測試了警報聲。
Students adjusted their laptop volumes before the language lesson began.
學生在語言課開始前先調好筆電音量。
The theatre checked all microphone volumes before the actors walked onstage.
演員上台前，劇院先檢查了所有麥克風的音量。
- loudness
describes the quality of the sound more than the control itself
用法筆記
Usually plural when comparing several devices, channels, or test settings. For one device or one control, singular volume is more common.
4. Individual books that belong to the same series, encyclopedia, or other planned
分冊；卷冊
整套叢書中的其中一本
Individual books that belong to the same series, encyclopedia, or other planned set.
The library moved the history volumes to a shelf near the reading room.
圖書館把那套歷史分冊移到閱覽室附近的書架上。
volumes in a set
Only the last two volumes of the encyclopedia were missing.
那套百科全書只缺最後兩冊。
Mina bought three volumes of the comic series at the station shop.
Mina 在車站書店買了那套漫畫的三冊。
The professor cited volumes four and five in her lecture notes.
教授在講義裡引用了第四卷和第五卷。
- part
more general and does not specifically suggest a book
- installment
can refer to one part of a series, but is not limited to books
用法筆記
Usually used for numbered or matching books in one set. Distinguish from sense 5, which can refer to books more generally.
5. Books as physical printed works, especially when the word sounds formal or liter
書籍
正式說法，指一本本書
Books as physical printed works, especially when the word sounds formal or literary.
Dusty volumes lined the study walls from floor to ceiling.
書房的牆邊從地板到天花板都排滿了積灰的書籍。
formal plural for books
The judge carried several legal volumes back to the office.
法官把幾本法律書籍搬回辦公室。
Used volumes filled every table at the church book sale.
教堂義賣的每張桌上都堆滿了二手書籍。
Yael donated twenty art volumes to the village school library.
Yael 捐贈了二十本藝術書籍給村裡的學校圖書館。
用法筆記
More formal than books and common in libraries, criticism, and historical writing. Distinguish from sense 4 when the books are not presented as one set.