一、詳細(xì)釋義：


adj.

相等的，相同的(+to)


例句：

Women are usually paid less than men when doing equivalent work.

通常做相等的工作女性比男性的報酬少。


例句：

Changing his job like that is equivalent to giving him the sack.

那樣調(diào)換他的工作等于是解雇了他。


等價的，等值的；等量的；等效的(+to)


例句：

He changed his pounds for an equivalent amount of dollars.

他把英鎊換成了等值的美金。


例句：

It turns out that there are a number of equivalent ways in which this can be done.

事實證明做這件事有好幾種等效的方法。


同意義的


例句：

That is perfectly equivalent and equally unambiguous statement.

這是完全同意義的，毫不含糊的論述。


例句：

They are equivalent in the sense that they arise from the same set of equations.

從它們都是由同一個方程組產(chǎn)生的這一意義上來看，它們自然是等價的。


【化】等價的


例句：

Scientists have found the antimatter equivalent of helium.

科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了反氦——與氦等價的反物質(zhì)。


例句：

In this paper, a calculation method of quantum coherence for systems consisting of containing equivalent spins is suggested.

本文給出了含等價核的自旋體系量子相干的計算方法。


【數(shù)】等面積的，等體積的


例句：

This triangle and the rectangle are equivalent though in different shapes.

這個三角形和這矩形盡管形狀不同但卻是等面積的。


n.

相等物；等價物(+of/ to) [C]


例句：

Mr. Wang's pay is the equivalent of about $40000 a year.

王先生的報酬大約等于每年40000美元。


例句：

Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word "home"?

法語中有沒有和英語"home"完全一樣的對應(yīng)詞?


同義字(+of/ for) [C]


例句：

Good is a equivalent of nice.

Good和nice是同義詞。


例句：

This word is a equivalent for that one in your book.

這個詞和你書上那個是同義詞。


【化】【物】當(dāng)量 [C]


例句：

The first law tells us that work output cannot be produced without an equivalent amount of energy input.

第一定律告訴我們，如果沒有等當(dāng)量的能量輸入，就不可能產(chǎn)生輸出功。


例句：

The raw cotton equivalent of imported textiles was 1.8 million bales in 1978.

1978年進口的原棉當(dāng)量為一百八十萬包。


二、詞義辨析：


equal,equivalent

這兩個形容詞均有“相等的”之意 equal指幾個物或事在數(shù)目、數(shù)量、重量、程度或價值等方面完全相等。 equivalent指幾個物或事彼此對等，或者具有同等的價值、效果或意義等。


三、相關(guān)短語：


equivalent weight

等效重量，當(dāng)量


law of equivalent proportions

當(dāng)量比例定律


cash equivalent

【經(jīng)】 視同庫存現(xiàn)金, 抵作庫存現(xiàn)金


四、參考例句：


But?they?are?not?equivalent.

但它們并非是是等效的。


A dime is equivalent to ten pennies.

一角等于十分。


His reply is equivalent to a refusal.

他的回答等于是拒絕。


Silence is sometimes equivalent to an allowance.

緘默有時等于允許。


A meter is equivalent to 39.37 inches.

一米相當(dāng)于三十九點三七英寸。


Good is a equivalent of nice.

Good和nice是同義詞。


That is perfectly equivalent, and equally unambiguous statement.

這是完全相同的，毫不含糊的論述。


He changed his pounds for an equivalent amount of dollars.

他把英鎊換成了等值的美金。


Returns true if two compared objects are equivalent, false otherwise.

如果兩個相比較的對象等同，則返回true，否則返回false。


That is perfectly equivalent and equally unambiguous statement.

這是完全同意義的，毫不含糊的論述。