tantamount

英 [ˈtæntəmaʊnt]

美 [ˈtæntəmaʊnt]

adj.  无异于; 等于; 效果与…一样坏

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18680 / COCA.15128

牛津词典

adj.

• 无异于；等于；效果与…一样坏
  having the same bad effect as sth else
  1. If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
     他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (用于强调非常糟糕、难以接受或不幸)几乎是…，简直是…，无异于…
  If you say that one thing istantamount toa second, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second.
  1. What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy...
     布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• His statement was tantamount to an admission of responsibility.
  他的声明等于承认负有责任。
• To question or disobey the law is tantamount to destroying the authority of the law.
  质疑或违抗法律，等同于摧毁法律的权威。
• His stubborn refusal of the operation despite being warned of the consequences is tantamount to manslaughter.
  在被明白地告知不做手术的严重后果的情况下还坚持不用手术的方法来挽救他妻子生命，这一行为说它是故意杀人一点也不为过。
• If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
  他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。
• What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy
  布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。
• This is tantamount to refusing to carry out orders.
  这等于拒绝执行命令。
• His answer was tantamount to an insult.
  他的回答等于侮辱。
• It is tantamount to a complete personality transplant for the infected cell.
  这相当于将特性完整植入被感染的细胞。
• Such "metastatic" cancers were once tantamount to an immediate death sentence.
  据报道，这种转移性癌症曾经等同于一个立即死亡判决。
• Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt.
  她的供述等於认罪。