tantamount
含义: Equivalent in seriousness, effect, or value to something, especially something undesirable; virtually the same as.
Tantamount is almost always used in the construction 'tantamount to' and carries a negative or cautionary tone — it typically introduces a comparison with something harmful, dishonest, or unacceptable. You would say 'tantamount to theft' or 'tantamount to an admission of guilt,' but rarely 'tantamount to a compliment.' It is a formal word, characteristic of legal, political, and editorial writing. It collocates with 'tantamount to,' 'tantamount to an admission,' 'tantamount to a declaration,' and 'tantamount to betrayal.'
例句
- The minister's refusal to deny the allegations was widely regarded as tantamount to an admission of guilt. 部长拒绝否认这些指控,被广泛视为等同于认罪。La negativa del ministro a desmentir las acusaciones fue considerada por muchos como equivalente a una admisión de culpa.大臣がその疑惑を否定することを拒否したことは、事実上の有罪の自白に等しいと広く見なされた。장관이 해당 의혹을 부인하기를 거부한 것은 사실상 유죄 시인이나 다름없다고 널리 간주되었다.
- Cutting the arts budget by ninety per cent would be tantamount to abolishing public funding for culture altogether. 将艺术预算削减百分之九十实质上等同于彻底废除对文化的公共资助。Recortar el presupuesto de las artes en un noventa por ciento equivaldría a abolir por completo la financiación pública de la cultura.芸術予算を90パーセント削減することは、文化への公的資金を事実上廃止することに等しい。예술 예산을 90퍼센트 삭감하는 것은 문화에 대한 공적 지원을 사실상 폐지하는 것이나 마찬가지이다.
- The opposition argued that the emergency powers were tantamount to the suspension of parliamentary democracy. 反对派认为紧急权力等同于暂停议会民主。La oposición argumentó que los poderes de emergencia equivalían a la suspensión de la democracia parlamentaria.野党は、その緊急権限は議会民主主義の停止に等しいと主張した。야당은 그 비상 권한이 의회 민주주의의 정지에 다름 아니라고 주장했다.
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用法指南
语境: legal, political, media, academic
语气: critical
起源与历史
From Anglo-French tant amunter meaning 'to amount to as much,' from tant (so much, from Latin tantus) and amunter (to amount to). Entered English in the early 17th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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