1560s, per cent, from Modern Latin per centum "by the hundred" (see per and hundred). Until early 20c. often treated as an abbreviation and punctuated accordingly.
实用例句
1. 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction.
目前，30%的爬行动物、鸟类和鱼类面临灭绝的危险。来自柯林斯例句
2. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。来自柯林斯例句
3. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。来自柯林斯例句
4. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
他在11月3号的选举中仅获得了49%的相对多数票。来自柯林斯例句
5. Almost 80 percent of the state's residents were born elsewhere.
