early 15c., "to make similar or the same; to balance or harmonize; distribute (ingredients) uniformly; reduce to evenness or smoothness; to set (a fracture)," from Latin aequatus "level, levelled, even, side-by-side," past participle of aequare "make even or uniform, make equal," from aequus "level, even, equal" (see equal (adj.)). Earliest use in English was of astrological calculation, then "to make equal;" meaning "to regard as equal" is early 19c. Related: Equated; equating.
双语例句
1. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The author doesn't equate liberalism and conservatism.
该作者没有将自由主义和保守主义相提并论。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Some parents equate education with exam success.
有些父母认为教育就是考试成绩优秀。
来自《权威词典》
4. You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.
