early 15c., "tax or duty on wine imported in tuns," from ton (n.1) + -age, and from Old French tonnage "duty levied on wine in casks" (c. 1300). Meaning "carrying capacity of a ship" is from 1718.
双语例句
1. The ship has a tonnage of twenty thousand.
这艘船的吨位是2万吨.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. This is far more than the total tonnage of TNT used by either side during the last war.
这比上次战争中任何一方所用TNT炸药 的总吨数还要多得多.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. In Europe a large tonnage of apples is grown specifically for the manufacture of cider.
在欧洲,有很大部分的苹果是用来作苹果酒.
来自辞典例句
4. There were heavy losses in Britain's merchant tonnage during the Battle of the Atlantic.
在大西洋海战中英国的商船遭受了巨大的损失.
来自辞典例句
5. The total tonnage of each product that they import per year.
