ap.por.tion.ment

apportionment的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [əˈpɔ:rʃənmənt, əˈpour-]
KK音标发音： [əˈpɔrʃənmənt, əˈpor-]

apportionment的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act of apportioning.
分配：分配的行为

2. The condition of having been apportioned.
分派：被分派的状况

3. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.
议员名额的分配：根据各州人口而进行的美国众议院议员名额的按比例分配

4. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.
税额分配：根据各州人口而作的直接税收的分配