allowance
Many a little makes a mickle
allowance
「allowance」是「津貼、零用錢」,例如:「Tom has a weekly allowance of five dollars.」(湯姆每周有五元的零用錢。);「His allowance for food is $500.」(他購買食物的津貼是五百元。)
「allowance」也當作「允許(限)額」,例如:「What is the baggage allowance of this airline?」(這家航空公司的行李重量限額是多少?)
「allowance」也有「折價」的意思,例如:「This supermarket makes an allowance of 10% for cash payment.」(這家超市付現金打九折。)
Many a little makes a mickle
「mickle」 是「數量龐大」的。
「Many a little makes a mickle」的另外一個說法是:「Many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.」就是說,很多的「少量」(small amounts)慢慢的「累積」(accumulate)成「large amount」(龐大數量)。類似的中文成語是:「積少成多」、「聚沙成塔」。