parity

parity

英 ['pærɪtɪ]
　　美 ['pærəti]

n. 平價；同等；相等

中文詞源：

parity 平等，平價

來自拉丁語par,對等，等同，詞源同pair.

例句：

1. Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.
女性在很多領域還沒能爭取到薪金、職位方面的平等。

2. Italy wanted naval parity with France.
意大利想要在海軍實力上與法國平起平坐。

3. Prison officers are demanding pay parity with the police force.
獄警正要求與警察同工同酬。

4. The two currencies have now reached parity.
這兩種貨幣現已達到同等價值.

5. The government was ready to let the pound sink to parity with the dollar if necessary.
政府準備在必要的時候將英鎊降到與美元平價。