equivalent
英 [ɪ'kwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt]
美 [ɪ'kwɪvələnt]
- adj. 等價的，相等的；同意義的
- n. 等價物，相等物
助記提示
1、equi- "equal" + val- "be well, be worth" + -ent.
中文詞源
equivalent 等價的來自equal, 平等的。-val, 價值，見value.
英文詞源
- equivalent (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French equivalent and directly from Late Latin aequivalentem (nominative aequivalens) "equivalent," present participle of aequivalere "be equivalent," from Latin aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + valere "be well, be worth" (see valiant). As a noun from c. 1500, "that which is equal or corresponds to." Related: Equivalently.
雙語例句
- 1. His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.
- 他所在的政黨剛剛經曆了一次類似心髒病突發般幾近致命的打擊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.
- 每天相當於兩大湯匙多重不飽和油的量就足夠了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
- 八公裏約等於五英裏。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings.
- 歹徒提出要給他一筆相當於他一年收入的錢.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
- 那樣調換她的工作等於是解雇她.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》