equate學測 L6KK [ɪˈkwet] ｜ /ɪˈkweɪt/
等同；視為相同·使兩式相等
學測常考動詞，語意常與 equal 混淆
We often equate success with money, but the two are not the same thing.
我們常把成功等同於金錢，但兩者其實並不相同。
一個畫面：天平兩端擺平
天平擺平兩端加重物到一樣高
劃上等號把兩件事看作同一件
式子相等等號兩邊數值一樣
義項
劃上等號C1verb等同；視為相同
Some people equate money with happiness.
有些人把金錢等同於快樂。
equate wealth with successequate money with happiness
式子相等C1verb使兩式相等
To find the intersection, we equate the two expressions and solve for x.
要找出交點，我們令兩個算式相等，解出 x 的值。
equate the two expressionsequate two numbers
片語
equate wealth with success財富＝成功 →把財富和成功畫等號
equate to換算等於 →換算後等於某個數值
not equate to不能劃等號 →不代表兩者完全相同
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Many people ___ wealth with happiness, but money can't buy everything. (equate / equal)
看答案
equate
equate 是動詞，需接 with；equal 通常作形容詞，此句要用動詞。
「To find the intersection, we equate the two expressions and solve for x.」這裡的 equate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 等同看待 (B) 使相等 (C) 使均衡
看答案
(B)
此句是數學情境，equate 表示讓兩個算式相等，對應數學義項。
字族
equation 方程式；等式・equal 相等的；相同的・equivalent 相等的；等值的