前缀a-同ad-. 词根mount, 山，见mountain. 到山顶，汇总，总计。

1. They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available.

他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。

2. The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization.

对操行的评价会含有一些泛泛之论。

3. They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light.

他们将需要一个面积较大的摆放办公桌的地方和充足的照明。

4. I try to offend the least amount of people possible.

我尽量少得罪人。

5. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.

在世界范围内，大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。