How do you use "total" in a sentence?

The total cost came to three hundred pounds. The room was in total darkness. The donations totalled over ten thousand pounds.

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Q: What does "total" mean?

The complete amount; absolute; to add up to Total as a noun means the complete amount when everything is counted. As an adjective, it means complete or absolute, like 'total silence.' As a verb, it means to add up to a certain amount. 'In total' means altogether. 'Total disaster' emphasises something went completely wrong.

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意味: The complete amount; absolute; to add up to

总计；完全的；合计

total; completo; sumar

合計；完全な；総計する

합계; 완전한; 총계하다

Total as a noun means the complete amount when everything is counted. As an adjective, it means complete or absolute, like 'total silence.' As a verb, it means to add up to a certain amount. 'In total' means altogether. 'Total disaster' emphasises something went completely wrong.

「total」作为名词意味着所有东西加起来的完整数量。作为形容词，它意味着完全的或绝对的，如「total silence」。作为动词，它意味着总计达到某个数量。「in total」意味着总共。「total disaster」强调某事完全失败了。

«Total» como sustantivo significa la cantidad completa cuando se cuenta todo. Como adjetivo, significa completo o absoluto, como «total silence». Como verbo, significa sumar hasta cierta cantidad. «In total» significa en conjunto. «Total disaster» enfatiza que algo salió completamente mal.

「total」は名詞として、すべてを数えたときの完全な量を意味します。形容詞として、「total silence」のように完全なまたは絶対的なを意味します。動詞として、ある量に達することを意味します。「in total」は合計でという意味です。「total disaster」は何かが完全に間違ったことを強調します。

명사로서 total은 모든 것을 합산한 전체 금액을 의미합니다. 형용사로는 완전한 또는 절대적인 것을 뜻하며, 'total silence(완전한 침묵)'처럼 사용됩니다. 동사로는 합산하여 일정 금액이 되는 것을 의미합니다. 'In total'은 모두 합쳐서라는 뜻입니다. 'Total disaster'는 완전히 잘못되었음을 강조합니다.

例文

The total cost came to three hundred pounds.
总费用达到三百英镑。
El coste total fue de trescientas libras.
合計金額は300ポンドになりました。
총비용은 300파운드가 되었습니다.
The room was in total darkness.
房间里一片漆黑。
La habitación estaba en completa oscuridad.
部屋は真っ暗でした。
방은 완전한 암흑이었습니다.
The donations totalled over ten thousand pounds.
捐款总额超过一万英镑。
Las donaciones sumaron más de diez mil libras.
寄付は1万ポンドを超えました。
기부금은 총 1만 파운드를 넘었습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Medieval Latin 'totalis' meaning 'entire, whole', from Latin 'totus' (all, whole). The phrase 'in toto' (entirely) comes from the same root.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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