noun
a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else 相等的东西；等量；对应词
Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.
寄 20 欧元或等值的贵国货币。
~ of/to sth
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent of BSE
克罗伊茨费尔特–雅各布病，相当于疯牛病的人类疾病
Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a day.
呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。
The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England.
德语 Gymnasium 基本上相当于英格兰的文法学校。