deduct 的用法及固定搭配

deduct

1.deduct是“减去”,不是“减少…”或“从…减去若干”,如说“从款项里减去百分之三”该说deduct 3% from(有时用out of)the sum,不可说deduct the sum by 3%。

2.deduct和subtract意思相同。但deduct多用于数量,subtract多用于数目。例如:deduct the cost from the profits和subtract 4 from 9。