Amount vs Price
Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.
Amount
Top 1000 (molto comune)A2noun
Price
Top 1000 (molto comune)A1noun
| Amount | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronuncia | 🇬🇧 /["/əˈmaʊnt/"]/🇺🇸 /["/əˈmaʊnt/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/praɪs/"]/🇺🇸 /["/praɪs/"]/ |
| Significato | The total number or quantity of something. | The amount of money you need to pay for something. |
| Esempio | The amount of sugar in the recipe is too much for my taste. | The price of the book is ten dollars. |
| Registro | Neutro | Neutro |
| Quanto è comune | Top 1000 (molto comune) | Top 1000 (molto comune) |
| Livello CEFR | A2 | A1 |
| Categoria grammaticale | noun | noun |
| Collocazioni | considerable, copious amounts, enormous, double, increase, decrease, double, increase, decrease, amount of | exorbitant, high, inflated, command, fetch, go for, climb, double, go up, level, range, hike, at a/the price, in price, a drop in price, a fall in price, a reduction in price |
| Contrari | none | free, costlessness |
| Errori comuni | Using 'amount' with countable nouns, e.g., saying 'amount of apples' instead of 'number of apples'., Confusing 'amount' with 'number', as they are used for different types of nouns., Incorrectly using 'amount' in questions or negative forms without proper context. | Confused with 'prize' which is a reward for winning., Using 'price' as a verb when it should be a noun., Mixing up 'price' with 'value', which can have different meanings. |
| Note d'uso | Used for uncountable nouns (like water or time) rather than countable nouns (like apples or books). Formal in academic contexts, but generally acceptable in everyday conversation. | Used in everyday conversations about buying and selling. Not typically used in very formal writing, which might prefer 'cost'. |
Domande frequenti: Amount vs Price
Qual è la differenza tra Amount e Price?
Amount: The total number or quantity of something. Price: The amount of money you need to pay for something.
Quale è più avanzata: Amount e Price?
Amount è il livello più alto, a A2, sulla scala CEFR.
Amount e Price sono allo stesso livello CEFR?
Amount: A2, Price: A1 sulla scala CEFR.
Che categoria grammaticale sono Amount e Price?
Amount: noun, Price: noun.
Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?
Amount: The amount of sugar in the recipe is too much for my taste. Price: The price of the book is ten dollars.
Posso usare Amount e Price in modo intercambiabile?
Non sempre. Amount e Price sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.