tantamount
adj. 同等的；相当于……的
例句
What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
布里斯正在说的无异于异端邪说。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。
《牛津词典》
Indeed, Johnson was in 1762 awarded a pension by the Crown—a subtle form of sponsorship, tantamount to state patronage.
事实上，1762年，国王授予了约翰逊养老金——一种微妙的赞助形式，相当于国家资助。
