单词 | equally |
释义 | equally (once / 100 pages) adv Use the adverb equally to mean "the same way" or "in similar shares." Something that's divided equally is split evenly or fairly between people. Your mom might say that she loves you and your brother equally — in other words, her affection is fairly distributed between the two of you. If you are equally disturbed by total silence and loud noises, it means that both bother you, to the exact same degree. Equally comes from the adjective equal, with its Latin root word, aequalis, "level, even, or just." WORD FAMILYequal: coequal, equaled, equaling, equalise, equality, equalize, equalled, equalling, equally, equals, equate, unequal+/coequal: coequally/equable: equablest, equably/equaled: unequaled/equalisation: equalisations/equalise: equalisation, equalised, equaliser, equalises, equalising/equalised: unequalised/equalitarian: equalitarianism/equality: equalitarian, equalities, inequality/equalization: equalizations/equalize: equalization, equalized, equalizer, equalizes, equalizing/equalized: unequalized/equalizer: equalizers/equalled: unequalled/equate: equable, equatability, equated, equates, equating, equation, equator/equation: equations/equator: equatorial, equators/equatorial: equatorially, equatorials/inequality: inequalities/unequal: unequally USAGE EXAMPLESSome characters want to pose as more than who they are, but an equally human desire is to appear less than one is. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) A Navajo, he said, strives for hozho — balance — in a world where canyons, coyotes, the sky and turtles are considered equally alive. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) For Clemson, the stakes are equally high if a little different. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adv in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way they split their winnings equally deal equally with rich and poor Syn|Ant evenly unequally, unevenly in an unequal or partial manner 2adv to the same degree (often followed by `as') they were equally beautiful Syn as, every bit |
随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。