“总量”常见的英文表达是 total amount 或 total quantity,具体使用哪个可根据语境和侧重点来选择:
total amount:更侧重于表示整体的数额、数量,常用于描述金钱、数据、规模等抽象或具体可量化的“总量”概念。例如:
The total amount of money raised for the charity was impressive.(为慈善事业筹集到的资金总额令人印象深刻。)
We need to calculate the total amount of work required to complete the project.(我们需要计算完成这个项目所需的总工作量。)
total quantity:更强调事物的数量、数目,常用于描述具体的、可计数的物品或事物的“总量”。例如:
The factory produced a total quantity of 10,000 units last month.(这家工厂上个月生产了总共10,000件产品。)
We should check the total quantity of the supplies before starting the work.(开始工作前,我们应该检查一下物资的总量。)