单词 | equivalency |
释义 | equivalency equivalence /-əns/ noun [U] (ALSO equivalency, /-əns.i/ ) FORMAL ► F0» There's a general equivalence between the two concepts.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualitiesMain Entry: ↑equivalent equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ noun [C usually singular] ► C1 something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else: » There is no English equivalent for 'bon appetit' so we have adopted the French expression.» Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualitiesequivalence /-əns/ noun [U] (ALSO equivalency, /-əns.i/ ) FORMAL► F0» There's a general equivalence between the two concepts.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities • • • Extra Examples:» I couldn't get any cream cheese so I bought the nearest equivalent that I could find.» The medical fluid may have been infected with the human equivalent of the disease.» This is the electoral equivalent of bribery.» He runs the equivalent of three marathons a week.» Their production of oil and gas was the equivalent of 909,000 barrels a day last year. |
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