tan·ta·mount /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/
(a.)同等的,相等的,相當于…的
tantamount
等值
Tan·ta·mount a. Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.
A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right. --Hallam.
The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was tantamount to ruin. --De Quincey.
Tan·ta·mount, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.]
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tantamount
adj : being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as
gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his
statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
[syn: equivalent, tantamount(p)]