parity是什么意思,parity怎么用

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📰 外刊例句

Some traders are now betting that the pair will reach parity by the beginning of next year. 一些交易员现在押注欧元和美元将在明年年初持平。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[noun] the state or condition of being equal, especially as regards status or pay
[名词] 平等的状态或条件,特别是在地位或报酬方面


💡 深入解读

从拼写上来看, parity 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的priority有着相同结尾的单词,两者可以一并联想记忆。从词源上来看, parity 一词经古法语parité或者直接由晚期拉丁语paritas(平等)于16世纪70年代进入英语,也是用来表示“平等、对等、相等、相同”,常用搭配 parity (with sb/sth) 或 parity (between A and B) 作正式用语使用,主要指在地位、报酬、薪金、权力、权利等方面平等或等同的状态或条件,侧重强调纸面数字上的对等,但并不一定意味着实质上的平等

Firefighters are demanding pay parity with police.消防队员要求收入与警察同工同酬。

Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。

The two adversary countries reached parity in military strength.这两个敌对国家的军事力量达到势均力敌的状况。

The provisional coalition government was ready to let its domestic currency sink to parity with the dollar if necessary.从这个概念出发, parity 还常用作经济术语表示两国货币汇率之间的“平价”,也就是一种货币按照既定汇率计算相对于另一种货币等值,或者说不同货币按照既定汇率具有同等的购买力。比如:临时联合政府准备在必要的时候将本国货币降到与美元平价。

When you're accustomed to privilege, parity and equity and equality may feel like oppression.名人名言

equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities equivalence: the condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc. uniformity: the quality or state of being uniform当你习惯了特权,对等、公平和平等可能会感觉像是一种压迫。出自美国民主党籍政治家、现任佐治亚州联邦参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克(Raphael Warnock)。同近义词


🔍 同近义词

  • equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities
  • equivalence: the condition of being equal or equivalent in value, worth, function, etc.
  • uniformity: the quality or state of being uniform
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