synonymous

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1 SAMEsomething that is synonymous with something else is considered to be very closely connected with it 相同的；近似的

synonymous with

Nixon’s name has become synonymous with political scandal.

尼克松的名字成了政治丑闻的代名词。

2. SLtwo words that are synonymous have the same meaning 〔单词〕同义的

—synonymously adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

synonymous• This company bears the name Royalbion, which is synonymous with Britain itself.• The point is that the word fresh used to be synonymous with high quality.• It was once synonymous with independence, self-determination and black achievement.• Activity, they suggest, is not synonymous with learning.• For many people conservation is synonymous with nature reserves.• The town is synonymous with stone.

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TOEFL BNC: 10045 COCA: 10771

synonymous

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION

VERBS

➤be, seem同義；好像同義

▸➤become變成同義

▸➤remain依然同義

▸➤make sth使⋯同義

◇His deeds had made his name synonymous with victory.他的事跡使他的名字成了勝利的代名詞。

➤consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as, treat sth as認為⋯同義；把⋯看成同義；按同義對待⋯

ADVERB

➤exactly完全同義

▸➤almost, largely, more or less, roughly, virtually幾乎／基本上／差不多／大致／實際上同義

PREPOSITION

➤with與⋯同義

◇The Delson name is synonymous with excellence in audio.德爾森這個名字是卓越音質的同義詞。

◇Until the late 18th century, 'opera' was almost synonymous with Italian opera.直到 18 世紀晚期，提到“歌劇”人們還只想到意大利歌劇。

TOEFL BNC: 10045 COCA: 10771

synonymous adj.
⇨ equal

TOEFL BNC: 10045 COCA: 10771

synonymous

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