【commensurate】 - A-level备考词汇

commensurate

UK:  [kə'menʃərət]

US:  [kə'menʃərət]

adj.

1.相称的,相应的,相当的; 能通约的

2.相当的,相适应的;均匀的

3.相等,同量的

4.匹配的

5.同量的,同大的;同单位的

6.〔数〕同单位的

7.等分的

8.同等的

9.可通约的

1 . The new empire sought a "place in the sun" commensurate with its size and rapidly growing economic strength.
新帝国寻求一个“地方在阳光下”，以符合它的规模和迅速增长的经济实力。

2 . Mr Trichet said the pace at which such measures were dismantled had to be "commensurate" with financial market conditions.
特里谢表示，取消此类举措的步伐必须与金融市场状况“相称”。

3 . Utility is neither a measurable entity, nor, even if it were, could it be commensurate with the money unit involved in the denominator.
效用不是一个可被衡量的实体，而即便它是，也不可能与分母中设计的货币单位相称。

4 . Buying commensurate to the disruption at the beginning of this week would have been heavy indeed.
若债券购买规模与本周初的市场混乱相称，那确实会非常大。

5 . It will not be difficult to find a dedication for the money part of it commensurate with the purpose and significance of its origin.
我将以奖励的宗旨和意义，贡献出这笔资金，这并不困难。