tantamount
🇬🇧 UK/'tæntәmaunt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Equivalent in effect or meaning to something else, even if not identical
相当于,等同于,实际上等于
🧩 Root Breakdown
LoanwordCommon Collocations
- 1.tantamount to betrayal无异于背叛
- 2.tantamount to admitting等同于承认
- 3.tantamount to a declaration相当于一种宣告
- 4.be tantamount to等同于……
Example Sentences
- 1.
Refusing to testify was tantamount to admitting guilt in the court of public opinion.
- 2.
His silence on the matter was tantamount to giving his approval.
- 3.
Leaking classified documents is tantamount to betraying your country.