equivalent

• adj.同等、等しい；同じ意味を持つ
• n. 同等性、同等性

equalから、等しい。-val、値、値を参照。

equivalent (adj.)

early 15c., from Middle French equivalent and directly from Late Latin aequivalentem (nominative aequivalens) "equivalent," present participle of aequivalere "be equivalent," from Latin aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + valere "be well, be worth" (see valiant). As a noun from c. 1500, "that which is equal or corresponds to." Related: Equivalently.

1. His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.

彼の所属政党は心臓発作のような致命的な打撃を受けたばかりだ。

2.The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

毎日2大スプーン相当の多重不飽和油の量で十分です。

3.Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.

8キロは約5マイルに等しい。

4.The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year 's earnings.

悪党は彼の年収に相当する金を渡すと提案した。

5.Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.

のように彼女の仕事を入れ替えることは、彼女を解雇することに等しい。