someone's answer to someone/something idiom
与…相当(或同样好)的人(或物);…的对应物
If something or someone is the answer to another thing or person, it is or they are considered to be similar or as good.
Channel 4 is independent television's answer to BBC2. 独立电视台的4频道和英国广播公司2频道节目性质相同。
She's Lithuania's answer to Madonna. 她是立陶宛的麦当娜。