commensurate

Word family

com·men·su·rate /kəˈmenʃərət/ adjectiveadj

ENOUGHmatching something in size, quality, or length of time 〔在尺寸、质量或时间长度上〕与…相当的，相称的

commensurate with

Salary will be commensurate with age and experience.

工资将与年龄和经验挂钩。

Examples from the Corpus

commensurate• His reward, as Viktor promised, would be commensurate.• Each team was given unambiguous achievement responsibility, commensurate authority, and uncluttered accountability.• If the clergy had privileges, they also had commensurate duties.• The growth of population and commensurate expansion of settlement is reflected by the increasingly varied soil environments settled through the Anglo-Saxon period.• Their conversation soon turned to shared regrets about the large amount of money being squandered on environmental programs without commensurate result.• It follows that ordinary citizens have a commensurate right to demand an accounting of regulatory costs as they do of taxes.• The initial salary will be commensurate with age, qualifications and experience.• Reward should be commensurate with effort.

commensurate with• They should face legal sanctions commensurate with their actions.

Origin commensurate

(1600-1700) Late Latin commensuratus, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + Late Latin mensuratus “measured”

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Corpus

BNC: 18874 COCA: 16742

commensurate

Suitable or convenient: suitable, convenient, proper...