tantamount
UK/'tæntәmaunt/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
(followed by to) Equivalent in effect or meaning to something else
（与 to 连用）等同于，无异于，相当于
Root Breakdown
Loanwordtant-connector
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From Anglo-French tant amunter, 'to amount to as much' (tant 'so much' + amount). If two things 'amount to so much' the same, they are equivalent. Today it is always used with to and almost always of something negative: tantamount to a betrayal, tantamount to surrender.
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.
Resigning now would be tantamount to admitting defeat.
- 2.
His refusal to answer was tantamount to a confession.
- 3.
Cutting the budget is tantamount to shutting down the program.