equate
英 [ɪ'kweɪt]
美 [ɪ'kwet]
英文词源
- equate (v.)
- early 15c., "to make similar or the same; to balance or harmonize; distribute (ingredients) uniformly; reduce to evenness or smoothness; to set (a fracture)," from Latin aequatus "level, levelled, even, side-by-side," past participle of aequare "make even or uniform, make equal," from aequus "level, even, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Earliest use in English was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Related: Equated; equating.
双语例句
- 1. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
- 等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism.
- 该作者没有将自由主义和保守主义相提并论。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some parents equate education with exam success.
- 有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.
- 你不能把考试及格看成是聪明.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. You cannot equate his poems with his plays.
- 你不可以把他的诗歌和他的剧本相提并论.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
