释义 |
allotting, vbl. n.|əˈlɒtɪŋ| [f. allot + -ing1.] A giving by lot, or as the lot or share of any one; apportionment, assignment. (Mostly gerundial.)
1598Florio, Sortimento..an allotting by lot. 1611Cotgr., Allotement..an allotting, or laying out vnto euery one his part. 1618Bolton Florus iii. iii. 168 Lawes touching the allotting out of Grounds. 1711Tatler (J.) A man cannot be too scrupulous in allotting them their due portion. |