counterpart

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/    美 /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
    — Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
  2. A duplicate of a legal document.
  3. One who or that which resembles another.
  4. One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
    — Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
  5. Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
动词 v.
  1. To counterbalance. transitive

词形变化

counterparts plural counterparts present,singular,third-person counterparting participle,present counterparted participle,past counterparted past

词汇关系

近义词
equivalent obverse homolog opposite number pendant counterpart parallel
下位词
dead ringer doppelganger evil twin opposite number
衍生词
counterpart theory
相关词
counterbalance counterpoint countersign counterweight complement homotype partner alter ego spitting image decoy substitute

词源

词源 1
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
词源 2
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
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