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apiece

/əˈpiːs/ American
  • adv. 各, 每个
Definition
  • adv. for or to each one of a group of people or things
Example
The tickets cost twenty dollars apiece for the concert.
这场演唱会的门票每张二十美元。

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: for each one, individually (adverb).

比较义项:每个,各自(副词)。

  • each

    A common, neutral word for distributing to every individual one; it can stand before a noun or pronoun and appear in many sentence positions, so it fits almost any everyday context.

    each 是表示“每一个”的常见中性词,可以直接放在名词或代词前面,也能出现在句子的多个位置,几乎适用于任何日常语境。

    Each student received a certificate at the ceremony.

    每位学生在典礼上都收到了一张证书。

  • apiece 本词

    An adverb used only after a quantity or price, showing how much each item or person gets or costs; it sounds more formal or written, common in shopping, tickets and sports scores.

    apiece 是副词,只能用在数量或价格之后,表示每件物品或每人所得、所值的量;语气更正式、更偏书面,常见于购物、票价和比分等场合。

    The tickets cost twenty dollars apiece for the concert.

    这场音乐会的门票每张二十美元。

Both words mean for each individual one. Each is common and flexible, and can go before a noun or pronoun in many positions. Apiece is more formal, used only after a quantity or price, as in written or business contexts like shopping and sports scores.

这两个词都表示“每一个”,但用法和语域不同:each 使用更自由、更口语化,常直接修饰名词或代词;apiece 只能放在数量、价格等词语之后作副词,语气更正式,常见于书面或商业语境。