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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++per cap·i·ta /pə ˈkæpɪtə $ pər-/ adjective, adverb formal  PERSON/PEOPLEused to describe the average amount of something in a particular place, calculated according to the number of people who live there 人均(的),平均每人(的) the country’s per capita income 该国的人均收入 the number of crimes that occur per capita 人均犯罪数
Examples from the Corpus
per capitaPer capita income rose by 1.2% last year.
From Longman Business Dictionaryper capitaper cap‧i‧ta /pə ˈkæpətəpər-/ adverbECONOMICS for or by each personJapanese visitors’ spending per capita was much higher than average spending by tourists from other countries.The US uses twice as much oil per capita as European competitors.per-capita adjective [only before a noun]Israel’s per-capita income is comparable to that of Spain.Origin per capita (1600-1700) Latin by heads
per cap·i·ta adjectiveChineseSyllable
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per capita
per capita /pə ˈkæpətə $ pər-/ adjective, adverb formal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'by heads'
used to describe the average amount of something in a particular place, calculated according to the number of people who live there:
    the country’s per capita income
    the number of crimes that occur per capita


per cap·itaBrE / ˈkæpɪtə/ 🔊NAmE /pər ˈkæpɪtə/ 🔊 adjective, adverb (from Latin) for each person 每人的;人均的Per capita income rose sharply last year. 去年人均收入猛增。🔊🔊average earnings per capita人均收益