Definition
气量有两个截然不同的含义：一是指气体的体积（如空气的体积），二是指一个人的心胸或容忍度（度量）。在形容人时，常用“气量大/小”表示宽容或狭隘。这两个意思在语境中容易区分，但都需要记住。
n.
tolerancemagnanimity (used of a person's capacity to tolerate)air volume (physical volume of gas)
Examples
- ，。Tā zhège rén qì liàng hěn dà, cóng bù jīnjīn jìjiào.He is very tolerant and never nitpicks.
- 气量。Cèliáng zhège mìbì róngqì de qì liàng xūyào shǐyòng zhuānyè yíqì.Measuring the air volume of this closed container requires professional instruments.
- 气量，。Nǐ qì liàng tài xiǎo, zhè zhǐshì yí jù wánxiào huà.You're too thin-skinned; that was just a joke.
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