单词	tantamount
释义	tantamounttan‧ta‧mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINtantamount Origin: 1600-1700 tantamount ‘something equal in value’ (1600-1700), from Anglo-French tant amunter ‘to amount to as much’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A simple error of judgement was tantamount to artistic suicide. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is tantamount to spiritual repression. Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship. For campaign strategists, this was tantamount to spinning straw into gold. Forcibly settling the Jarawa would be tantamount to genocide, leading to them being wiped out. In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him. With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be tantamount to something Journalists argued that the law was tantamount to censorship. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is tantamount to spiritual repression. Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship. In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him. Reaching a host is tantamount to survival in dodder and several features in its development enhance this ability. The corollary is that acquiring an addiction is tantamount to relieving oneself of personal responsibility. With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit. be tantamount to something if an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad:  To leave a dog home alone is tantamount to cruelty.
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