In fact tho purchasing power of a single person's pension in Hong Kong was only 70 per cent of the value of the ________Singapore pension.
句子意思是“实际上, 香港个人养老金的购买能力只相当于新加坡人的 70%”。equivalent 的意思是 having the same value, purpose, job, etc. as a person or thing of a different kind, 即“相等的, 等价的”。 如: a qualification which is equivalent to a degree(等于学历的一种资格); had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling. (我当时没美元, 但给了他同价的先令。 ) similar 意为“相近的, 类似的”, 从数学角度说, 不如 equivalent 精确;consistent 意为“一致的, 不变的”, 如: She's one of the team's most consistent players. (她是队里最常打比赛的队员之一。 ) dentinal 意为“一模一样的”, 常常指性状、 外观的等同, 如:four identical houses(四座同样的房子)。