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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

Loanword
tantroot
+
aconnector
+
mountmountain, hill, upward
=tantamount

Common 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.

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