tantamount
adj. 相等的,相当的
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.
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。
1. being essentially equal to something;
What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。
This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.
这次侵略就相当于宣战.
Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.
她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明.
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。
Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.
她的供述等于认罪.