commensurately
commensurately — adverb
1. used to say that one amount, size, or degree changes or exists at the same level
used to say that one amount, size, or degree changes or exists at the same level as another — for example, when a person's pay goes up at the same rate as the cost of living, or when someone's duties increase in step with the size of a project.
Sumin's workload grew commensurately as the department took on more clients.
commensurately + verb of change (grew)
When the clinic began serving two hundred extra patients each year, its funding increased commensurately.
In many countries, income taxes rise commensurately with each worker's earnings.
Nikos found his responsibilities growing commensurately with every project he managed.
- proportionately
more common in everyday formal writing; slightly less formal than commensurately
- correspondingly
suggests a matching relationship but does not always imply exact proportion
- accordingly
broader meaning; can refer to any appropriate action, not just proportional change
- disproportionately
describes change that is not in proportion to the cause
文法句型
commensurately with + noun phrase
用法筆記
Most common in formal and academic writing, especially when describing financial, quantitative, or organisational relationships. Not used in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
commensurately — adjective
- commensuratelypositive
- more commensuratelycomparative
- most commensuratelysuperlative
1. matching something in size, amount, or degree — for instance, a punishment that
matching something in size, amount, or degree — for instance, a punishment that fits the seriousness of a crime, or a budget that reflects a project's real needs.
The board offered Esteban a salary commensurate with twenty years of industry experience.
commensurate with + noun phrase describing experience
A fine of two hundred dollars was not commensurate with the damage to the apartment.
negative: not commensurate with
The city council approved a budget commensurate with the size of the new school.
Adaeze accepted duties commensurate with her promotion to head of nursing.
- proportionate
the most common alternative; slightly less formal and used in a wider range of contexts
- corresponding
focuses on the matching relationship rather than exact proportion
- equivalent
suggests equal value or effect rather than proportional relationship
- disproportionate
not matching in size, amount, or degree
- unequal
broader meaning; not limited to proportional relationships
文法句型
be commensurate with + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently found in legal, business, and academic writing. The noun it modifies is typically a quantity or value (salary, punishment, budget, responsibility).