equally
/ˈiːkwəlɪ/adverb
1
- in the same manner同样地; 平等地：
all children should be treated equally.
所有孩子都应该得到平等对待。
1.1
- in amounts or parts that are the same in size平均地：
the money can be divided equally between you.
这钱可以平分给你们。
2
- to the same extent or degree同样地; 在相同的程度上：
as submodifier follow-up discussion is equally important.接下来的讨论同样重要。
2.1
- sentence adverb in addition and having the same importance (used to introduce a further comment on a topic)［用于引出对某一话题的进一步评论］同样重要地; 另外：
not all who live in inner cities are poor; equally, many poor people live outside inner cities.
并非所有住在市中心的人都很穷; 同样重要的是, 市中心以外的地区也住着许多穷人。
USAGE
The construction equally as, as in follow-up discussion is equally as important is relatively common but is condemned on the grounds of redundancy. Either word can be used, alone, and be perfectly correct, e.g. follow-up discussion is equally important or follow-up discussion is as important.