equivalent
equivalent 英 [ɪˈkwɪvələnt] 美 [ɪˈkwɪvələnt]
adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的 n. 等价物，相等物
名词复数:equivalents
- If two things are basically the same, you can say that they're the equivalent of each other. Like, studying advanced physics is the equivalent of banging your head against the wall.
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- adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的
- n. 等价物，相等物
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1. 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces
*250 克或与之等量的盎司
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2. Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
八公里约等于五英里。
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3. There is no straightforward equivalence between economic progress and social well-being.
经济进步与社会福利之间绝非轻易等同。
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4. Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.
寄 20 欧元或等值的贵国货币。
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5. Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes a day.
呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。
- 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" (from PIE root *wal- "to be strong"). As a noun from c. 1500, "that which is equal or corresponds to." Related: Equivalently.
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