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 rat·ing /ˈretɪŋ/
 等級,額定值,責罵

 rating
 額定 評定等級

 Rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rated; p. pr. & vb. n. Rating.]
 1. To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
    To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.   --South.
    You seem not high enough your joys to rate.   --Dryden.
 2. To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
 3. To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
 4. To ratify. [Obs.] “To rate the truce.”  --Chapman.
 To rate a chronometer, to ascertain the exact rate of its gain or loss as compared with true time, so as to make an allowance or computation dependent thereon.
 Syn: -- To value; appraise; estimate; reckon.

 rating
      n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
           valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation]
      2: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: evaluation]
      3: standing or position on a scale
      4: rank in a military organization [syn: military rank, military
         rating, paygrade]