equivalent

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

中文詞源：

equivalent 等價的

來自equal, 平等的。-val, 價值，見value.

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歷瞭一次類似心臟病突發般幾近致命的打擊。

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瞭。

3. Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
八公裡約等於五英裡。

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.

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.