equivalent

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¹ equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ adjective

¹ equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

adjective

Learner's definition of EQUIVALENT

: having the same value, use, meaning, etc.相同的；等同的；等效的

Those less-known companies manufacture equivalent products at cheaper prices.那些不太出名的公司生产同样的产品，价格却更便宜。
I haven't taken English 202, but I took an equivalent course at another university.我没上过“英语202”这门课，但我在另外一所大学上过一门与之相当的课程。
an equivalent amount of money同等数量的钱
two words of equivalent meaning = two words that are equivalent in meaning两个同义词

— often + to

100 milligrams of calcium, which is equivalent to three glasses of milk*100毫克钙，相当于三杯牛奶的钙含量
Allowing him to leave prison now would be equivalent to [=would amount to, would be the same as] saying that his crime was not serious.允许他现在离开监狱就等于说他的罪行不严重。

— equivalently

adverb

² equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ noun

plural equivalents

² equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

noun

plural equivalents

Learner's definition of EQUIVALENT

[count]

: something that has the same value, use, meaning, etc., as another thing等价物；等效物；对应词

a Chinese word for which English has no (exact) equivalent在英语中没有确切对应词的汉语词
His newspaper column is the journalistic equivalent of candy.他在报纸中撰写的专栏就好比是新闻大餐中的糖果。