每日一词：

equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/

1.做形容词-等值的；相等的；等同的

常用搭配：

（1）动词搭配：be,seem|become

She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.她在新公司做同样的工作，但薪水比以前高。

（2）副词搭配：exactly(精确地；确切地；完全准确地), precisely | almost, closely(紧密地，密切地，直接联系地), essentially本质上；根本上；基本上, practically 几乎，差不多| approximately大约，大概，左右, broadly概括地，大体上地, more or less主要；大体, roughly大致地，近似地，粗略地

the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house

（3）介词搭配:in, to

---be equivalent in 相当于

These first computers were equivalent in power to a modern calculator.

----be equivalent to相当于

Is $50 equivalent to about £30?50美元是不是大约相当于30英镑？

2.做名词---等值；相等；等同

常用搭配：

（1）形容词：direct, exact, nearest|approximate|modern

the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival 最接近于狂欢节的活动

the modern equivalent of the village inn 乡村旅社的现代化版本

（2）have

a word which has no direct equivalent in English 没有可以直接翻译成英文的词

（3）介词

---for:be equivalent for

There is no English equivalent for "bon appetit" so we have adopted the French expression.英语中没有和 bon appetit 相对应的词，所以我们就借用了法语的这个表达方式。

Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town.每年有一万人死于这种疾病——该数字相当于这个城镇的总人口。

---in: be equivalent in

It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.它的高度大约相当于马特洪峰。

---of:

the equivalent of 相当于....

This qualification is the equivalent of a degree. 这一资格相当于一个学位。

---to: 和...相当

This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London's Albert Hall.

这座音乐厅被描述为与伦敦的阿尔伯特音乐厅相当的美国音乐厅。