quota

1. N-COUNT A quota is the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed. 限額

The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two. 每人4張票的限額已減少到了2張。

2. N-COUNT A quota is a fixed maximum or minimum proportion of people from a particular group who are allowed to do something, such as come and live in a country or work for the government. 配額

The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers. 該法案將迫使雇主們在錄用工人時採取配額制。

3. N-COUNT Someone's quota of something is their expected or deserved share of it. (預期或應得的) 份額

They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt. 他們毫無疑問也有人類通常的弱點。