分配這個動作
這一族是核心本身：正式把資源切開並劃給各個對象的決定或行為。
act of allotting · noun · C2
The official decision to give money, time, or other things out, or the act of giving them out.
分配
核心畫面
One way to picture it: a fixed pile is officially divided up and each part is placed where it belongs — this much to you, this much to that project.
桌上有一堆有限的東西——一筆錢、一段時間、幾個名額——有人正式地把它切開，一份一份放到指定的位置上：這份給你，這份給…更多收起
桌上有一堆有限的東西——一筆錢、一段時間、幾個名額——有人正式地把它切開，一份一份放到指定的位置上：這份給你，這份給那個計畫。重點有兩個：東西是有限的（分了這邊就少了那邊），而且分配是「官方」的決定，不是隨手給。From the word’s history
From Medieval Latin allocātiō, from allocāre — ad- 'to' + locāre 'to place', from locus 'place'. The literal sense is 'placing something to/at' — assigning it its spot.
來自中世紀拉丁文 allocāre：ad-（給、朝向）+ locāre（放置），字根 locus 就是「位置」，和 location、local 同源。字面意思是「把東西放到它該在的位置上」——現代 allocation 裡「劃給誰、劃給哪個用途」的味道，就是從這個「安放位置」的動作來的。
Wiktionary — Medieval Latin allocātiō, from allocāre (ad- + locāre, from locus 'place').
Two branches
分到的那一份
分完之後，落在你這格裡的那一堆——從動作轉成動作留下的結果。
a given share · noun · C2
The part of money, time, or other things that has been officially given to a person, group, or purpose.
配額
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
allocationnoun/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- 1
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.
- 2
That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
- The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
- 3
embryologymedicinesciencesRestriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。