(US 美 percent) adj adv noun [C] [with.sop] (plural per cent) (symbol %) in or of each hundred; one part in every hundred 百分之: You get 10% off if you pay cash. 如果付现金，可便宜10%。90% of the population owns a television. 当地90%的人口拥有电视机。The price of bread has gone up by 50 per centin two years. 面包的价格两年内已上涨了百分之五十。