/ɪˈkwɪvələnt ||; ɪˈkwɪvələnt/adjequivalent (to sth) equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc 相等的;相同的:
The British House of Commons is roughly equivalent to the American House of Representatives.英国的下议院大致相当于美国的众议院。
equivalentnoun [C]:
There is no English equivalent to the French ‘bon appétit’.法语的 bon appétit,在英语里找不到对应词。
equivalent1/IˋkwIvələnt; IˈkwIv$lənt/adj having the same value or meaning as something else 等值的﹔等同的﹔相当的: +to a qualification that is equivalent to a degree 相当于学位的资历
equivalent2n [C] something that has the same value or meaning as something else 等价物﹔等同物﹔对应物: +of He was fined £600 – the equivalent of two weeks’ wages. 他被罚了 600 英镑 —— 相当于两个星期的工资。a French word with no English equivalent 没有英语对应词的一个法语单词