- 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.
equiva·lent ★ AWL / ɪˈkwɪvələnt ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələnt / adjective , noun equivalent equivalents adjective ★ equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc. （价值、数量、意义、重要性等）相等的，相同的 ◆ 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces *250 克或与之等量的盎司 equivalentto sth ◆ Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。 ▶ equiva·lence AWL equivalence equivalences / ɪˈkwɪvələns ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələns / noun [uncountable ] ◆ ( formal) 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。 noun ★ a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else 相等的东西；等量；对应词 ◆ Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency. 寄 20 欧元或等值的贵国货币。 equivalentof/to sth ◆ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent of BSE 克罗伊茨费尔特 – 雅各布病，相当于疯牛病的人类疾病 ◆ Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as)smoking ten cigarettes a day. 呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。 ◆ The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England. 德语 Gymnasium 基本上相当于英格兰的文法学校。 equiva·lent / ɪˈkwɪvələnt ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələnt / equiva·lence / ɪˈkwɪvələns ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələns /
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