simultaneous

Definitions

From Latin simul ('at the same time') + -taneous (adjective ending, on the model of instantaneous). The 'sameness' here is in time, not appearance — this is the time branch of the root.

Common Collocations

• 1.simultaneous translation同声传译
• 2.simultaneous broadcast同步播出
• 3.simultaneous equations联立方程
• 4.nearly simultaneous几乎同时

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The two explosions were almost simultaneous.

• 2.

  The conference offers simultaneous translation in five languages.

• 3.

  Solve the simultaneous equations to find x and y.