[mass noun]weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight (尤指货物,货运的)吨位 road convoys carry more tonnage. 公路运输车队能运载更多吨位的货物。 ■the size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons 船舶吨位 ■shipping considered in terms of total carrying capacity 船舶总吨位 the European Community's total tonnage. 欧盟的船舶总吨位。
语源
early 17th cent. (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton + -age