['tæntəmaunt]
tantamount
a. 同等的,相等的,相当于

例句与用法:

  1. The King's request was tantamount to a command.
    国王的要求就相当於命令.
  2. Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.
    她的供述等於认罪.

英英解释:

形容词 tantamount:

  1. being essentially equal to something
  2. 同义词:equivalent