coequal

/ˌkəʊˈiː.kwəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkoʊˈiː.kwəl/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl/ (ame, mw)

coequal — 形容詞

  • coequalpositive
  • more coequalcomparative
  • most coequalsuperlative

1. sharing rank, authority, or importance with one or more others, so that no side

1.形容詞C2
釋義

對等的

在權力、地位或重要性上彼此相等

sharing rank, authority, or importance with one or more others, so that no side ranks above the rest — for example, two government bodies that hold matched power, or business partners with the same say in every decision.

例句

The constitution treats the courts and the legislature as coequal branches of government.

憲法將法院與立法機關視為對等的政府部門。

coequal + plural noun for institutions of equal standing

At the Lagos clinic, Eshe and Walid are coequal partners who share every major decision.

在拉哥斯這家診所，Eshe 和 Walid 是對等的合夥人，每個重大決定都一起做。

coequal partners — common collocation for business or professional pairings

同義詞
  • equal

    more general and far more common; works for any kind of sameness, not just rank

  • co-ordinate

    formal; emphasises items at the same level in a system or hierarchy

  • peer

    noun more often than adjective; 'a peer' or 'peer institution' carries a similar shared-standing sense

反義詞

文法句型

coequal + noun

coequal with + noun

用法筆記

Frequently appears before a plural noun naming bodies, partners, or branches that hold matched authority (often: coequal branches / partners / members). Distinguish from 'equal', which covers any kind of sameness; 'coequal' specifically frames two or more parties as sharing rank or power.

常見錯誤

❌These two apples are coequal in size.
✅These two apples are equal in size.
💡'coequal' is about shared rank or authority among people, groups, or institutions, not about measurable properties of objects.
❌She felt coequal than her colleague.
✅She felt coequal with her colleague.
💡'coequal' is followed by 'with', not 'than'.