per cent/pə'sent $ pər-/

n. used after a number to show how many in every hundred

n.〈主英〉百分之…：Twenty per cent of the students didn't pass the exam. 20%的学生没有通过考试。

◇There has been a fifteen per cent increase in house prices. 房价已经上涨了15%。

构词per + -cent-

用法美语常连写作percent。