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单词 tantamount
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tan•ta•mount /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/USA pronunciation   adj. [be + ~ + to]
  1. equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification:That insult was tantamount to a slap in the face.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tan•ta•mount  (tan′tə mount′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification:His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
  • Anglo-French tant amunter or Italian tanto montare to amount to as much. See tanto, amount
  • adjective, adjectival use of obsolete noun, nominal: that which amounts to as much, itself noun, nominal use of obsolete verb, verbal: to amount to as much 1635–45
    See equal. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tantamount /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/ adj
  1. (postpositive) followed by to: as good (as); equivalent in effect (to)
Etymology: 17th Century: basically from Anglo-French tant amunter to amount to as much, from tant so much + amunter to amount
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