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trillion

/ˈtrɪl.jən/

翻译: 表示一万亿（1 000 000 000 000）的数，常用于金融和经济领域；也可泛指极大的数量。, 表示极大数量的名词，常用于夸张地指代不确定但非常庞大的数量。在英国英语中传统上指百万的百万的百万（10^18），在美国英语中指百万的百万（10^12）。

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adjective

/ˈtrɪl.jən/B2formal
  • zh表示一万亿（1 000 000 000 000）的数，常用于金融和经济领域；也可泛指极大的数量。

A number representing one million million (1,000,000,000,000) in the short scale, commonly used in finance and economics.

  1. One million million (US)B2formalamerican

    The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 12th power.

    zh万亿

    • The national debt is over 30 trillion dollars.
    • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.
    • The company is valued at several trillion dollars.

  2. One quintillion (UK)C1formalbritish

    The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 18th power.

    zh一昆提利昂（英国）

    • In older British usage, a trillion was a million million million.
    • Historical documents sometimes refer to a trillion as a quintillion.
    • The difference between the US and UK trillion caused confusion in early financial reports.

    同义词quintillion

词形
  • more trillion comparative form
  • most trillion superlative form

noun

/ˈtrɪl.jən/B2formal
  • zh表示极大数量的名词，常用于夸张地指代不确定但非常庞大的数量。在英国英语中传统上指百万的百万的百万（10^18），在美国英语中指百万的百万（10^12）。

A noun referring to a very large number, often used hyperbolically to indicate an indefinite but immense quantity. In British English, it traditionally denotes a million million million (10^18), while in American English it denotes a million million (10^12).

  1. A very large indefinite number (hyperbole)B2informal

    An extremely large, often exaggerated, number used to emphasize quantity.

    zh极大量（夸张）

    • I've told you a trillion times to clean your room!
    • There are a trillion stars in the sky, it seems.
    • He has a trillion ideas, but never acts on them.

    同义词gazillionjillionzillion

  2. One followed by 18 zeros (long scale)C1formalbritish

    The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000,000,000; a million million million.

    zh百京（长级）

    • In the long scale, a trillion equals 10^18.
    • The national debt was measured in trillions under the old system.
    • Astronomers discuss distances in trillions of kilometers.

    同义词quintillion

  3. One followed by 12 zeros (short scale)B2formalamerican

    The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000; a million million.

    zh万亿

    • The company's valuation reached over a trillion dollars.
    • The government spent trillions on economic stimulus.
    • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.
词形
  • trillions plural form
  • trillions' possessive plural form
  • trillion's possessive singular form