詞語：equal
equal是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
equal
[5i:kwEl]
adj.
相等的, 均等的, 勝任的, 平靜的, 合適的, 不相上下的
n.
相等的事物(或數量), 對手, 匹敵, 同輩
vt.
等於, 比得上
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
equal
e.qual
AHD:[?「kw…l]
D.J.[6i8kw*l]
K.K.[6ikw*l]
adj.Abbr. eq.（形容詞）縮寫 eq.
(1)Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
相當的：具有與其他事物相同的數量、長度或價值
(2)Mathematics Being the same or identical to in value.
【數學】 等值的：價值相同或相等的
(3)Having the same privileges, status, or rights:
相等的：具有同樣的特權，地位或權力：
equal before the law.
法律面前人人平等
(4)Being the same for all members of a group:
同等的：對群體中的成員人人同等：
gave every player an equal chance to win.
給每一個運動員同等的獲勝機會
(5)Having the requisite qualities, such as strength or ability, for a task or situation:
勝任的：具備所需要的條件，如體力或能力，以應付一項工作或局面：
「Elizabeth found herself quite equal to the scene」(Jane Austen)
「伊麗莎白知道自己能應付得了這個場面」(簡·奧斯汀)
(6)Adequate in extent, amount, or degree.
足夠的：有足夠長度、數量或程度的
(7)Impartial; just; equitable.
公平的；公正的；無私的
(8)Tranquil; equable.
平靜的；穩定的
(9)Showing or having no variance in proportion, structure, or appearance.
無差別的：比例、結構或外觀無變化的
n.Abbr. eq.（名詞）縮寫 eq.
One that is equal to another:
同等的人：與另一人相同的人：
Are men and women equals in physical strength?
在體力上男人和女人相同嗎?
v.tr.（及物動詞）
e.qualed或 e.qualled e.qual.ing或 e.qual.ling e.quals或 e.quals
(1)To be equal to, especially in value.
等值：與…相等，尤其用在價格方面
(2)To do, make, or produce something equal to:
生產、製作或創造出與…相同的事物：
equaled the world record in the mile run.
平了一英里跑的世界紀錄
語源
(1)Middle English
中古英語
(2)from Latin aequ3s
源自 拉丁語 aequ3s
(3)from aequus [even, level]
源自 aequus [平坦的，水平的]
繼承用法
e「qually
adv.（副詞）
用法
(1)It has been argued that equal is an absolute term— two quantities either are or are not equal—and hence cannot be qualified as to degree. Therefore one cannot logically speak of a more equal allocation of resources among the departments. However, this usage was accepted by 71 percent of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey. What is more, objection to the usage betrays a widespread but questionable assumption that it is in mathematics and logic that we find the model of accuracy most appropriate to the everyday use of language, a supposition that also underlies traditional grammatical discussions of words such as unique, parallel, and center. According to this account, the 「precise」 or 「literal」 meaning of equal is realized in the use of the equal sign in an arithmetic expression such as 5 + 2 = 7; and the ordinary-language uses of the term, though they may be permissible, represent 「loose」 or 「imprecise」 extensions of that sense. But in fact the mathematical concept of equality is a poor model for using the word equal to describe relations between things in the world. As applied to such things, statements of equality are always relative to an implicit standard of tolerance. When someone says The two boards are of equal length, we assume that the equality is reckoned to some order of approximation determined by the context; if we did not, we would be required always to use nearly equal when speaking of the dimensions of physical objects. What is more, we often want to predicate equality of things that do not admit of quantitative measurement, as when we say The college draft was introduced in an effort to make the teams in the National Football League as equal as possible, or The candidates for the job should all be given equal consideration. In all such cases, equality is naturally a gradient notion and so is amenable to modification in degree. This much is evident from the existence of the word unequal. The prefix un- attaches only to gradient adjectives: we say unmanly but not unmale; and the word uneven can be applied to a surface (whose evenness may be a matter of degree) but not to a number (whose evenness is an either-or affair). · The adverb equally is generally regarded as redundant when used in combination with as, and the following examples employing equally as were termed unacceptable by 63 percent of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey:
單詞equal 一向被認為是一個很絕對的詞語—— 兩個數量要麼相同要麼不同——這樣就不能有程度上的差別。所以，如果有人說在各部門間對資源更公平的分配 ，那麼就不合邏輯了。 但是這種用法在早先的用法調查中被百分之七十一用法使用小組的人接受。而且，對這種用法的反對體現出了一種很流行但卻值得懷疑的假設，那就是我們從數學和邏輯中得出適用於日常語言準確性的實例，而這種假設也可從我們對一些詞，如unique，parallel 和 center 傳統的語法討論中體現出來。 根據這個解釋，equal 「準確」或「書面」的意思則是由在算術表達式，如5+2=7中所運用的相同的符號而表達清楚的； 而該詞在日常語言中的用法，雖然被允許，但卻代表了其含意「鬆散」或「不嚴謹」的引申。但是實際上用數學概念上的相等來運用equal 這個詞描述世上各種事物之間的關係是一個很差勁的例子。 當該詞應用於生活中的事物時，相等的觀念往往與暗含的容忍相關聯。當有人說兩塊木板同樣長 時， 我們會認為由於上下文的關係，相等可以被看作大約近似；如果我們不這樣想，那麼當我們談到物體的尺寸時，就要經常使用nearly equal 。 另外，我們常常會預測和數量無關的事物的相同性，比如我們會說，引入大學的要求是為了使全國足球聯合會中的各隊盡可能平等 ， 或者應給予該項工作的應徵者同等的考慮 。 在所有這些例子中，相等是個可變化的概念，所以可在程度有所不同。Unequal 這個詞的存在就是很好的證明。 un- 這個前綴只附加於有程序變化的形容詞， 我們說unmanly 但不說 unmale ； 而uneven 這個詞只能用於某物的表面（其平坦可有程度上的差別）， 而不能用於數目（數目只能說相等或不相等）。Equally 這一副詞在與 as 連用時通常被認為是多餘的， 在早先的用法調查中，以下這些使用equally as 的句子遭到百分之六十三使用小組的人反對：
Experience is equally as valuable as theory.
經驗與理論有同樣的價值。
Equally as important is the desire to learn.
求知的渴望也同樣重要。
(2)In the first example, delete equally; in the second, delete as. The solution to this usage problem usually involves using as alone when a comparison is explicit and equally alone when it is not. See Usage Note at as 1center, parallel, perfect, unique
在第一個例子中，可以刪掉equally ； 在第二個例子中，刪掉as 。 對這種錯誤用法的解決方法往往在於：當被比較的事物很明確時，單獨使用as ； 當被比較的事物不明確時，單獨使用equally 參見 as1center， parallel， perfect， unique
現代英漢詞典
equal
[5i:kw(E)l]
adj.
(1)（常與to, with連用）相同的
cut the cake into six equal pieces
把蛋糕等分成六塊
One li is equal to half a kilometre.
一華里等於半公里。
It is equal to me whether he comes or not.
他來不來對我都一樣。
(2)勝任的；經得起的
John is quite equal to the job of running the office.
約翰很能勝任主理這個辦事處的工作。
He is equal to this task.; He is equal to doing this task.
他能勝任這項任務。
習慣用語
on equal terms
平等相處
詞性變化
equal
n.
同等的人，相等的人
equal
Lex x be the equal of y.
設x等於y。
Is he your equal in play chess?
他的棋藝跟你一樣好嗎?
vt.
-ll-; (AmE.) -l-
(1)與…相等，等於
『x = y』 means that x equals y. 「x = y」
就是 x 與 y 相等。
Three and five equals eight.
三加五等於八。
Eight times eight equals sixty-four.
八乘八等於六十四。
(2)比得上
None of us can equal her.
沒人比得上她。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
equal
[5i:kwEl]
adj.
(1)相等的, 平等的, 均衡的(to, with); 同等的, 公正的, 公平的; 一樣的
(2)平穩的, 平靜的
(3)均勻的; 相當的
(4)適合的; 勝任的, 經得起的; 足夠的
equal pay for equal work
同工同酬
equal in ability
能力相等
divide sth. into twoequal parts
將某物二等分
equal time
[美](在無線電或電視廣播中分配給不同政黨候選人的)相等時間; (答辯控告或發表不同意見的)均等機會
All countries, big and small, should be equal.
國家不論大小, 一律平等。
He was equal to the occasion.
他能應付這個局勢 。
She did not feel equal to receiving visitors.
她的身體不適, 不能接見客人。
詞性變化
equal
[5i:kwEl]
n.
(1)同級別的人; 同輩
(2)相等的事物[數量]
(3)匹敵者; 可與比擬的東西
mix with one's equals and betters
與同你相等或比你更好的人交往
have no equal in music
在音樂方面沒有人比得上
equal
[5i:kwEl]
vt.
(equal(l)ed; equal(l)ing)
(1)比得上; 抵得過
(2)等於
(3)[古]使相等, 使平等[均]; 同等看待; 照樣報答
He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.
他和我力氣相等, 但智力不同。
繼承用法
equal-sign [mark]
n.
等號(=)
習慣用語
be equal to
(1)等於; 與....相等
(2)有...的能力[勇氣, 力量等]
(3)勝任, 能幹
(4)忍耐得住
be the equal to one's word
說到做到
be without equal
無比, 無敵
feel equal to
[口]能勝任, 有能力去做
other things being equal
在其它條件都相同的情況下
參考詞彙
見 same
用法詞典
equal
來自拉丁語aequalis相等的