equivalent

同等の、相当する

ほかのものと価値、意味、効果、役立ち方が同じである。

やさしい英語で： Having the same value, meaning, effect, or usefulness as something else.

• The two tickets have equivalent value.
• Her qualification is equivalent to a university degree.
• These words are roughly equivalent in meaning.

使い方： equivalent to something (This amount is equivalent to two weeks’ pay.); equivalent in something (The two courses are equivalent in difficulty.)

類義語： equal, comparable

反対語： unequal

よく使う表現： equivalent value, roughly equivalent, equivalent qualification

等積の

形はぴったり重ならなくても、面積や体積が等しい。

やさしい英語で： Having equal area or volume, although the shapes cannot fit exactly over each other.

• These differently shaped figures are equivalent.
• The square and triangle are equivalent in area.
• Two equivalent solids can have different shapes.

使い方： equivalent to something (The triangle is equivalent to the square in area.)

よく使う表現： equivalent figures, equivalent solids

相当物、対応語

ほかのものと価値、意味、効果、目的が同じもの。

やさしい英語で： Something with the same value, meaning, effect, or purpose as something else.

• There is no exact English equivalent.
• We paid the equivalent of twenty euros.
• This device is the modern equivalent of a typewriter.

使い方： equivalent of something (She earned the equivalent of fifty dollars.); equivalent in something (Does this word have an equivalent in English?)

類義語： counterpart, equal

よく使う表現： modern equivalent, English equivalent, local equivalent