Definition
等式 is a technical noun that covers two distinct fields: in mathematics it means 'equality' — a statement that two expressions are equal — and in linguistics it means 'parallel' — two or more syntactic structures that are balanced and similar in form. The English equivalents split these senses into separate words, so when you see 等式, the context (math or language) determines which meaning to use.
n.
(mathematics) equalityequation representing two equal expressions(linguistics) parallel structure
Examples
- 等式。Zhège děng shì shì chūzhōng shùxué de jīchǔ.This equation is fundamental to middle school math.
- ，等式。Zài xiūcíxué zhōng, děng shì kěyǐ yòng lái zēngqiáng jiézòugǎn.In rhetoric, parallelism can be used to enhance rhythm.
- 等式。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zhèngmíng zhège děng shì.The teacher asked us to prove this equation.
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