中英互译
tantamount
英 /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/美 /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
基本释义
- adj.同等的;相当于……的
GRESAT
双语例句
- If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。来自《牛津词典》
- Indeed, Johnson was in 1762 awarded a pension by the Crown—a subtle form of sponsorship, tantamount to state patronage.事实上,1762年,国王授予了约翰逊养老金——一种微妙的赞助形式,相当于国家资助。
- For her, wearing make up at home is tantamount to blasphemy.对于她来说,在家还要化妆简直天理难容。
网络短语
- Tantamount to无异于;相当于
- congruent tantamount commensurate一致的;同样的;相等的
- be tantamount to等于;无异于;相当于
- tantamount to torture相当于虐待
- tantamount t与…相等的;同等的;等价
同义词
adj.
同等的;相当于…的
英英释义
- adj.being essentially equal to something
词源
- tantamount无异于,一样坏来自短语 tant amount,等同,一致,来自拉丁语 tantus,一样的,一致,来自 tam,因此,所以, 词源同 tandem,this,that.主要用于贬义修饰。
- tantamountFrom Anglo-Norman tant amount, from tant amunter, from Old French tant (“as much”) amonter (“to amount to”).