be tantamount to sth
The prime minister's silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
首相的沉默相当于承认有罪。
等同的;相当于
实质上等同的;效果相同的;同等的;相等的;相当于...的;[法] 相等的;相当的
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if technically distinct.
实质上等同的;效果相同的
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.
His silence on the matter was tantamount to a refusal.
他在这件事上的沉默无异于拒绝。
用法提示:“tantamount”为形容词,作“was”的表语,后接“to + 名词”,表示“本质上等同”。
Not replying to the invitation is tantamount to turning it down.
不回复邀请无异于拒绝邀请。
用法提示:“tantamount”为形容词,作“is”的表语,后接“to + 动名词”,强调行为产生的实际效果相同。
In this company, a written warning is tantamount to a formal punishment.
在这家公司,书面警告实质上等同于正式处分。
用法提示:“tantamount”作表语,与“to + 名词”搭配,表示两者在意义或结果上基本相同。
The prime minister's silence is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
首相的沉默相当于承认有罪。
介词 to 后接动名词时用 -ing 形式,不能接动词原形或不定式。
For a teacher, ignoring a student's question is tantamount to refusing to teach.
对教师而言,无视学生的问题等于拒绝授课。
与 tantamount 最接近,通常接 to;比 tantamount 更常用于价值、数量或功能的等同,正式程度相似。
强调数量或程度完全相等;用于抽象‘等同于’时不如 tantamount 正式,且不宜表达‘性质上实际上一样但技术上不同’的细微差别。
本义指词语同义,引申可表示‘无异于’,常用于抽象说法,但语气比 tantamount 更偏向语言或概念上的等同。
仅表示相似或可比,强度远弱于 tantamount;若需表达‘实际上等同’或‘效果相同’,不宜替换。
grammar · medium
易错句子His silence tantamount to admitting guilt.
正确表达His silence is tantamount to admitting guilt.
tantamount 是形容词,不是动词,不能单独作谓语;必须加系动词 be,构成 be tantamount to,表示“等同于、无异于”。
grammar · medium
易错句子This behavior is tantamount with cheating.
正确表达This behavior is tantamount to cheating.
tantamount 后接固定介词 to,而非 with;be tantamount to sth/doing sth 表示“在效果上等同于……”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Refusing to talk is tantamount to give up.
正确表达Refusing to talk is tantamount to giving up.
tantamount to 中的 to 是介词,后接名词或动名词;要表达“相当于放弃”应说 be tantamount to giving up,不能用不定式 to give up。
tantamount 指“实质上等同的;效果相同的”,此反义词强调在性质或效果上不同。
tantamount 强调等同;此反义词强调两者不相似、不等同。
tantamount 指效果或实质上等同;此反义词强调程度、地位或价值上不相等。
tantamount 表示在效果上可视为等同;此反义词强调无法用同一标准衡量或比较。
tantamount 强调实际效果或后果上无异于,通常较正式且带有判断色彩;equivalent 则中性,可作定语或名词,表示价值、数量、意义上相等。
equal 指大小、数量、权利等可精确衡量或比较的对等;tantamount 不表示数学上的相等,而指一件事在实质上或后果上无异于另一件事。
synonymous 主要用于词语或概念在意义上构成同义关系;tantamount 指行为、状态或结果实际上等同,而不是语言层面的同义。
等同于;无异于
His silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
他的沉默无异于承认有罪。
等同于叛国
In wartime, such remarks were considered tantamount to treason.
在战时,这种言论被认为等同于叛国。
等于说
Refusing to negotiate is tantamount to saying you don't want peace.
拒绝谈判就等于说你不想和平。
无异于招供
Leaving the scene of the accident was tantamount to a confession.
离开事故现场无异于招供。
该词在现代英语中不按“前缀+词根+后缀”分析;词根可追溯至古法语 tant + amunter(意为“如此多/等同于”),无常见同源派生词。
常作 tantamount to treason,表示行为严重到等同于叛国。
常见搭配 an admission of guilt,指某行为等同于认罪。
tantamount to surrender,指结果与投降无异。
tantamount to betrayal,表示程度等同背叛。
如 tantamount to a declaration of war,指等同于宣战声明。
等同于;无异于
Giving up now would be tantamount to admitting defeat.
现在放弃等于承认失败。
无异于自杀
Walking through that area alone at night was tantamount to suicide.
夜里独自穿过那个地区无异于自杀。
无异于宣战
The attack on their embassy was tantamount to a declaration of war.
对他们大使馆的袭击无异于宣战。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.