commensurate
/kəˈmenʃərət/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmenʃərət/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈmen(t)s-rət -ˈmen(t)sh-; -ˈmen(t)-sə- -shə-/ (ame, mw)
commensurate — adjective
- commensuratepositive
- more commensuratecomparative
- most commensuratesuperlative
1. at a level that fairly fits what it is compared with in value, importance, effor
at a level that fairly fits what it is compared with in value, importance, effort, or risk
The salary is commensurate with Gabriel's ten years of hospital experience.
be commensurate with + experience
After the merger, managers received authority commensurate with their larger budgets.
authority commensurate with + budget
The city installed security checks commensurate with the risk of hosting diplomats.
Investors expected returns commensurate with the money they had tied up.
- proportionate
similarly formal and often used for force, scale, or response
- matching
broader and much more common in everyday English
- corresponding
can mean going together without the idea of fairness or fit
- disproportionate
too large or too small in relation to something else
- inadequate
not enough for the need or responsibility involved
文法句型
be commensurate with + noun
be commensurate with + experience/effort/risk
noun + commensurate with + noun
用法筆記
Most often appears after a linking verb and is usually followed by 'with' to name the thing being matched against. Common topics include pay, authority, responsibility, risk, and reward.