( parities) [] the state of being equal, especially the state of having equal pay or status同等；平等；相等◆Part-time workers are demanding pay parity with full-time staff.兼职工人正要求与全职员工同工同酬。◆The country is coming closer to economic parity with its neighbours.这个国家在经济上越来越接近其邻国。 () [, ]the situation when units of money of two different countries, or units of two different products, have equal value（两国货币或两种产品的）等值◆The dollar remained near parity with the euro.美元与欧元几乎维持等价。◆Gas was priced at parity with oil.汽油与石油价格相等。 () [, ]the amount of a foreign currency that is the same as a particular amount of a country's own currency at an established rate of exchange平价◆a parity of 1.40 pesos to the dollar on the official market官方市场上 1.4 比索兑 1 美元的平价fixed parity purchasing power parity