ADJECTIVE | VERB + EQUIVALENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤direct, exact直接相等的/完全相等的事物➤approximate, closest, nearest, rough近似物;最接近的事物;大致相等的事物◇the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival我們有的與狂歡節最相似的節日➤contemporary, modern, modern-day當代的/現代的/現今的對等事物◇the modern equivalent of the Roman baths羅馬浴室的現代版➤moral道德上的對等事物◇The campaign says that hunters are the moral equivalent of murderers.這一運動宣稱,在道德層面上捕獵者等同於殺人犯。➤aural, visual聽覺上的/視覺上的等效物◇These drawings are the visual equivalents of stage whispers.這些圖畫等同於舞台上的可視旁白。➤verbal意義相同的詞語➤architectural, cinematic, journalistic, literary, musical, sporting (especially BrE) , etc.建築、電影、新聞、文學、音樂、體育等方面的對等事物➤digital, electronic, online數字/電子/在線對等事物◇the online equivalent of the telephone與電話相當的在線通訊工具➤female, male女用/男用對等物▸➤American, British, etc.美國、英國等的對等事物➤cash (business商業) 現金等價物◇The company has $43.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.該公司擁有 4,380 萬美元的現金和現金等價物。VERB + EQUIVALENT➤be, be considered, represent是對等事物;被認為是對等事物;代表對等事物➤become成為對等事物▸➤have有對應的東西◇a word which has no direct equivalent in English在英語中找不到對應詞的詞語➤produce, provide生成/提供對等物➤earn, receive贏得/獲得對等事物◇Each sponsor received the equivalent of £1 millon worth of advertising.每位贊助商均獲得價值 100 萬英鎊的廣告收益。➤pay (sb)支付 ( 某人 ) 等值的東西◇He's only paid the equivalent of $200.他只得到了相當於 200 美元的物品。PREPOSITION➤equivalent for⋯的對等事物◇There is no exact male equivalent for witches.沒有和女巫完全對等的男性角色。➤equivalent in在⋯方面等同◇It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.這個高度與馬特峰接近。➤equivalent of⋯的對等事物◇This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.這一資格相當於大學學位。➤equivalent to與⋯等同◇This concert hall is the American equivalent to London's Albert Hall.這個音樂廳可稱得上是美國的倫敦艾伯特音樂廳。equivalent
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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem等同;似乎等同▸➤become變得等同ADVERB➤exactly, precisely完全等同▸➤almost, essentially, practically幾乎/本質上/實際上等同▸➤approximately, broadly, more or less, roughly大約等同;大致等同◇the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house我們在其他地方購買大致相同的房子要付的價錢➤logically, mathematically邏輯上/數學上等同➤morally道德上等同PREPOSITION➤in, to與⋯等同◇These first computers were equivalent in power to a modern calculator.這些最初的計算機與現代計算器功能等同。