tantamount

英 ['tæntəmaʊnt] 美 ['tæntəmaʊnt]

• adj. 同等的；相等的；相当于

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 同等的
2. 相等的
3. 同等价值的
4. 相当的
5. 等价的
6. 等义的

n. 名词

1. 相等物

英英释义

Adjective:

1. being essentially equal to something;

   "it was as good as gold"
   "a wish that was equivalent to a command"
   "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.
   她的供述等于认罪。
2. The excuse was tantamount to a refusal.
   那种托辞形同拒绝。
3. The King's request was tantamount to a command.
   国王的要求就相当於命令。

经典引文

• The accusation was tantamount to treason.

  出自： John Brooke

• Listening to other people's phone messages was tantamount to opening their mail.

  出自： D. Adams

词汇搭配

• tantamount to 相当于

近反义词

【近义词】

• coordinate （使）协调
• comparable 可比较的
• equivalent 等价的 相等的...
• equal 相等的
• the same as 与 ... 同样的...
• synonymous 同义的
• as good as 和 ... 几乎一样...
• identical 同一的
• indistinguishable 不能区别的
• close 关