equate
英 [ɪ'kweɪt]
美 [ɪ'kwet]
英文詞源
- equate (v.)
- early 15c., "to make similar or the same; to balance or harmonize; distribute (ingredients) uniformly; reduce to evenness or smoothness; to set (a fracture)," from Latin aequatus "level, levelled, even, side-by-side," past participle of aequare "make even or uniform, make equal," from aequus "level, even, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Earliest use in English was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Related: Equated; equating.
雙語例句
- 1. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
- 等級製度在原則上並不等同於極權主義恐怖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism.
- 該作者沒有將自由主義和保守主義相提並論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some parents equate education with exam success.
- 有些父母認為教育就是考試成績優秀。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.
- 你不能把考試及格看成是聰明.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. You cannot equate his poems with his plays.
- 你不可以把他的詩歌和他的劇本相提並論.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》