tantamount
adj. 相等的,相當的
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...
佈雷西的言論簡直就是異端邪說。
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.
忽視或忘記過去無異於篡改歷史,凡是讀過《動物農場》的人都知道那會導致什麼後果。
1. being essentially equal to something;
What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
佈雷西的言論簡直就是異端邪說。
This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war.
這次侵略就相當於宣戰.
Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.
她的自白簡直等於一篇即席說明.
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.
忽視或忘記過去無異於篡改歷史,凡是讀過《動物農場》的人都知道那會導致什麼後果。
Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.
她的供述等於認罪.