tan·ta·mount
adjective/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
/ˈtæntəmaʊnt/
(formal)- tantamount to something having the same bad effect as something else
无异于；等于；效果与…一样坏 - 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。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from the earlier verb tantamount ‘amount to as much’, from Italian tanto montare. - If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.