tantamount

tan·ta·mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ adjectiveadj

be tantamount to something ALMOSTif an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad 〔行动、建议、计划等〕（几乎）等于某（坏）事，无异于某（坏）事

To leave a dog home alone is tantamount to cruelty.

把狗独自留在家里等于虐待。

Examples from the Corpus

be tantamount to something• Journalists argued that the law was tantamount to censorship.• At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is tantamount to spiritual repression.• Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.• In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him.• Reaching a host is tantamount to survival in dodder and several features in its development enhance this ability.• The corollary is that acquiring an addiction is tantamount to relieving oneself of personal responsibility.• With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit.

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tantamount• Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.• A simple error of judgement was tantamount to artistic suicide.• With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit.• Forcibly settling the Jarawa would be tantamount to genocide, leading to them being wiped out.• In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him.• For campaign strategists, this was tantamount to spinning straw into gold.• At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is tantamount to spiritual repression.

Origin tantamount

(1600-1700) tantamount “something equal in value” ((1600-1700)), from Anglo-French tant amunter “to amount to as much”

tan·ta·mount adjectiveadj

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