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tantamount adj.同等的；相等的；相当于 (1) 她的供述等于认罪。(2) 那种托辞形同拒绝。(3) 国王的要求就相当於命令。 Tantamount often refers to an action or thing being compared to another greater action or quality, as in, “Missing your finals is tantamount to dropping out of college.” While the two sides are essentially equal, you would not say, "Dropping out of school is tantamount to missing your finals.” A related word is paramount, which means “the highest” or “primary.”

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英 ['tæntəmaʊnt] 美 ['tæntəmaʊnt] (1) Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.(2) The excuse was tantamount to a refusal.(3) The King's request was tantamount to a command. When something is tantamount to another thing it is essentially its equivalent. For some animal activists, wearing fur is tantamount to murder. 1[ADJ 形容词](用于强调非常糟糕、难以接受或不幸)几乎是…，简直是…，无异于… If you say that one thing is tantamount to a second, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second.   [v-link ADJ to n/-ing]  [emphasis]  [FORMAL 正式]What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy...布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。To neglect or forget aspects of the past is tantamount to rewriting history, and anyone who has read Animal Farm knows where that can lead.忽视或忘记过去无异于篡改历史，凡是读过《动物农场》的人都知道那会导致什么后果。

英语单词	tantamount
英美音标	英 ['tæntəmaʊnt] 美 ['tæntəmaʊnt]
中文释义	adj.同等的；相等的；相当于
英语例句	(1) Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt. (2) The excuse was tantamount to a refusal. (3) The King's request was tantamount to a command.
中文例句	(1) 她的供述等于认罪。 (2) 那种托辞形同拒绝。 (3) 国王的要求就相当於命令。
vocabulary简明	When something is tantamount to another thing it is essentially its equivalent. For some animal activists, wearing fur is tantamount to murder.
vocabulary扩展	Tantamount often refers to an action or thing being compared to another greater action or quality, as in, “Missing your finals is tantamount to dropping out of college.” While the two sides are essentially equal, you would not say, "Dropping out of school is tantamount to missing your finals.” A related word is paramount, which means “the highest” or “primary.”
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词](用于强调非常糟糕、难以接受或不幸)几乎是…，简直是…，无异于… If you say that one thing is tantamount to a second, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second. [v-link ADJ to n/-ing] [emphasis] [FORMAL 正式] What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy... 布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。 To neglect or forget aspects of the past is tantamount to rewriting history, and anyone who has read Animal Farm knows where that can lead. 忽视或忘记过去无异于篡改历史，凡是读过《动物农场》的人都知道那会导致什么后果。

Tantamount Thing Essentially Animal Action 英 Tæntəmaʊnt] 美 Tæntəmaʊnt