equivalent
英 [ɪ'kwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt]
美[ɪ'kwɪvələnt]
- adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的
- n. 等价物，相等物
词态变化
复数: equivalents;名词: equivalence;
助记提示
1、equi- "equal" + val- "be well, be worth" + -ent.
中文词源
equivalent 等价的
来自equal, 平等的。-val, 价值，见value.
英英释意
- 1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;
- "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
- 2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
equal, equivalent
这两个形容词均有"相等的"之意
equal： 指几个物或事在数目、数量、重量、程度或价值等方面完全相等。
equivalent： 指几个物或事彼此对等，或者具有同等的价值、效果或意义等。
same, identical, very, equal, equivalent
这些形容词均含"相同的"之意。
same： 可指相同的人或物，也可指在质量、外表或意义等方面相同，但实际上有差别的事物。
identical： 着重指人或物等在每细节上都完全相同。
very： 侧重指完全同一，没有区别。
equal： 多指在价值等方面相当而不相同的事物。
equivalent： 主要指有同样价值、效力或意义的两种不同的事物。
考试真题
- That approach will eliminate most cord-cutting concerns—but what about their wireless equivalent, jamming? With the right device tuned to the right frequency, what's to stop a thief from jamming your setup and blocking that alert signal from ever reaching the base station?Jamming concerns are nothing new, and they're not unique to security systems.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
- That approach will eliminate most cord-cutting concerns—but what about their wireless equivalent, jamming?
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- The caffeine—the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee, was sufficient to reverse this effect, with some cyclists even displaying increased eye movement speeds.
2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- The lower oxygen pressure found in an aircraft cabin is equivalent to that at 6, 000-8, 000 feet of altitude.
2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- Are people suffering from gadget overload? Are they exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue—information overload—that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media?As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero.
出自-2015年12月听力原文
- Stored underground in large salt caves in Louisiana, this stockpile is called the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and currently contains over 600 million barrels of oil, roughly equivalent to one month's supply.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what sets them apart is hope.
出自-2010年12月听力原文
- I'll be getting the equivalent of about ￡22,000 a year there, but only ￡20,000 at the Polytechnic.
出自-2010年6月听力原文
- In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing ? It doesn’t seem quite fair,then, to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- But they were popular because of their airy glass walls, the views they afforded and the elegance of the buildings' details and proportions, the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing?
2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- It is deeply uncomfortable—it's the emotional equivalent of wearing a Jacket weighted with stones.
2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place—a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card,
2011年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
实用场景例句
- Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
- 八公里约等于五英里。
牛津词典
- 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces
- 250克或与之等量的盎司
牛津词典
- [不可数名词](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简单等同。
牛津词典
- Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.
- 寄20欧元或等值的贵国货币。
牛津词典
- 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
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day...
- 每天相当于两大汤匙多重不饱和油的量就足够了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Even the cheapest car costs the equivalent of 70 years' salary for a government worker.
- 即使是最便宜的汽车，价格也相当于一个公务员70年的薪水。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the civil administrator of the West Bank and his equivalent in Gaza.
- 约旦河西岸的民政官和加沙的同职官员
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the Red Cross emblem, and its equivalent in Muslim countries, the Red Crescent.
- 红十字及其在伊斯兰国家的对应标志——红月牙
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.
- 他所在的政党刚刚经历了一次类似心脏病突发般几近致命的打击。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Signs of a rebound are evident in the City, the British equivalent of Wall Street.
- 作为英国的华尔街, 伦敦金融城已浮现明显的回升迹象.
期刊摘选
- But an equivalent betrayal is felt on the Palestinian side.
- 但从巴勒斯坦方面感觉相当于背叛.
期刊摘选
- One unit is roughly equivalent to a glass of wine or a small beer.
- 一个单位的酒精粗略地等于一杯葡萄酒或一杯淡啤酒.
期刊摘选
- Some 360 such planets have now been detected, but none is exactly equivalent to the Earth.
- 如今人们已经发现了大约360个这样的行星, 但是却没有任何一个能够充当地球的作用.
期刊摘选
- Perhaps machine C will arrive in year 1 with an even lower equivalent annual cost.
- 也许机器C在1年会有一个更加低的等价年成本.
期刊摘选
- They will enjoy the equivalent price of water and electricity.
- 客商投资企业的用水、电实行同城同价.
期刊摘选
- Another adviser describes the process as the financial equivalent of stabilising Iraq.
- 另外一位顾问称,在金融上稳定这个过程,与稳定伊拉克一样困难.
期刊摘选
- The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings.
- 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Bank of England, for example, has bought the equivalent of one year's entire fiscal deficit.
- 比如英格兰银行购买了相当于整个一年的财政赤字的资产.
期刊摘选
- ASE extraction efficiency is equivalent to that of Soxhlet extraction.
- 加速溶剂萃取的提取效率和索氏提取相当.
期刊摘选
- Heating system: American TEMPSTAR or equivalent grade central air - condition system presented to owners as a gift.
- 供暖: 赠送美国天普适达或同等档次中央 空调.
期刊摘选
- You will receive the full equivalent of your money.
- 你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- One kilometre is equivalent to two li.
- 1公里为2华里.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Nodding your head is equivalent to saying " yes ".
- 点头就等于说 “ 赞同 ”.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This word has no satisfactory equivalent in English.
- 这个词在英语中没有令人满意的对应词.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.
- 那样调换她的工作等于是解雇她.
《简明英汉词典》