tantamount
UK/'tæntәmaunt/US
GREC2
释义
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
词根拆分
外来词tant-connector
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amountroot
=tantamount
来自盎格鲁-法语 tant amunter，"累计到同样多"（tant "这么多" + amount）。如果两样东西"加起来一样多"，它们就等同。如今总是与 to 连用，且几乎总用于负面情境：tantamount to a betrayal（无异于背叛）、tantamount to surrender（等于投降）。
常用搭配
- 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……
例句
- 1.
Resigning now would be tantamount to admitting defeat.
现在辞职无异于承认失败。
- 2.
His refusal to answer was tantamount to a confession.
他拒绝回答等同于一种坦白。
- 3.
Cutting the budget is tantamount to shutting down the program.
削减预算相当于关停整个项目。