tantamount

tantamount

英 ['tæntəmaʊnt]
　　美 ['tæntə'maʊnt]

adj. 同等的；相當於…的

中文詞源：

tantamount 無異於，一樣壞

來自短語 tant amount,等同，一致，來自拉丁語 tantus,一樣的，一致，來自 tam,因此，所以， 詞源同 tandem,this,that.主要用於貶義修飾。

例句：

1. What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
佈雷西的言論簡直就是異端邪說。

2. If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
他若辭職就等於承認自己有錯。

3. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.
這次侵略就相當於宣戰.

4. Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.
她的自白簡直等於一篇即席說明.

5. To neglect or forget aspects of the past is tantamount to rewriting history, and anyone who has read Animal Farm knows where that can lead.
忽視或忘記過去無異於篡改歷史，凡是讀過《動物農場》的人都知道那會導致什麼後果。