equi
equi — prefix
1. a prefix that means 'equal' or 'equally', attached to adjectives and nouns to de
a prefix that means 'equal' or 'equally', attached to adjectives and nouns to describe things that are the same in size, amount, distance, or value — for example, equilateral (equal sides), equidistant (equal distance), or equivalent (equal value)
The village is equidistant from both cities, about 40 kilometres from each.
equi- + distant (equal distance)
An equilateral triangle has three sides of exactly the same length.
equi- + lateral (equal sides)
One US dollar is roughly equivalent to 32 Taiwan dollars.
A rectangle is an equiangular quadrilateral because all four of its interior angles are right angles.
The tenants' committee proposed an equitable plan for sharing the extra heating costs.
- iso-
Greek-derived prefix meaning 'equal', used in scientific terms like isosceles or isometric; equi- is more common in everyday English words.
文法句型
equi- + [adjective/noun]
用法筆記
Equi- is a bound morpheme — it cannot stand alone as a word. It always attaches to a base word (usually an adjective or noun). Common formations include equidistant, equilateral, equivalent, equiangular.