tantamount

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtantamounttan‧ta‧mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ adjective → be tantamount to somethingExamples from the Corpustantamount• Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.• With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit.• 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”

单词	tantamount
释义	tantamount From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtantamounttan‧ta‧mount /ˈtæntəmaʊnt/ adjective → be tantamount to somethingExamples from the Corpustantamount• Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.• With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit.• 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”
随便看	go astray go at go at something/somebody go away go awry go back go back on go back on something go back on your decision go back on your promise go back on your word go back on your word/promise/decision go back to go back to go back to doing go back to doing go back to doing something go back to something go back to square one go back to the drawing board go bad etc go bad/sour etc go bald etc go ballistic go bananas