parity
n[U]
(fml 文)
1 state of being equal; equality 同等; 相等; 平等
parity of status, pay, treatment 地位、 工资、 待遇的平等
Primary school teachers are demanding parity with (ie as much pay as) those in secondary schools. 小学教师要求与中学教师同酬.
2 (finance 财) equivalence of one currency inanother; being at par 平价; 价值对等
The two currencieshave now reached parity, ie are at par. 这两种货币现已达到同等价值.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pærәti]n. 同等, 同位, 平价, 奇偶性【计】 奇偶性【化】 宇称【医】 经产状况; 相等【经】 平价相关词组: be on a parity with by parity of reasoning
🌿 同词根单词
pairn. 一副;一对男女;套在一起的两匹马;雌雄成对的动物;
vt.& vi. (使…)成对,(使…)成双;
vi. 交配,交尾;
comparevt.& vi. 比较,对照;
vt. 比拟,喻为;[语]构成;
vi. 相比,匹敌;比较,区别;比拟(常与to连用);
n. 比较;
Are we allowed to use the basin by the side of the cupboard?
我们可以使用器皿柜旁边的那个水盆吗?
Yes, very hard. Years of hard work, very little food, only a small cold room to live in and never a moment's rest.
是的,境况很不好。多年劳累,食不果腹,斗室寒舍,从无休息。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.