His words amounted to a threat.是什么意思？

His words amounted to a threat.

他的话实际上是威胁。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

words

n. 字( word的名词复数 )，（说的）话，诺言，口令；

例句
She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.
她感觉他的那番话好似给她下了道赦令。

amounted

vi. （在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面）等于（amount的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
The nation's disposable earnings in 1987 amounted to £86 billion.
1987 年国民可自由支配收入达到了860亿英镑。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

threat

n. 威胁，恐吓，凶兆；

例句
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。