HMAMOUNTa relationship between two amounts, represented by a pair of numbers showing how much bigger one amount is than the other 〔两个数量之间的〕比,比例,比率 → proportion
the ratio of something to something• The crucialfactors are the relative opportunity costs and the ratio of men's to women's earnings.• The labelling index was calculated as the ratio of Ki-67 positive tonegativecells per crypt.• Let R be the ratio of price tomarginalrevenue for good i as perceived by firms in some country.• This changed the ratio of qualified to unqualified staff from 61:23 to 58:28.• This is where the government increases the ratio of bonds tobills.• If carbamazepine is taken as monotherapy, the ratio of epoxide to the parent drug is about I; 10.• He then variedthe ratio of excitatory to inhibitory interactionstrengths.• But they want the ratio of satisfaction tofrustration to balance out in their favour.
From Longman Business Dictionary
ratiora·ti·o /ˈreɪʃiəʊˈreɪʃoʊ/ noun [countableC]
a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other
The company’s ratio of current assets to current liabilities is 5 to 1.