countervail

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkaʊntəveɪl/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have the same value or number as. obsolete
    — Nay could their numbers counteruaile the ſtars Or [euer] driſling drops of April ſhowers, Or withered leaues that Autume ſhaketh down, Yet would the Souldane by his conquering power: So ſcatter and conſume them in his rage, That not a man ſhal liue to rue their fall.
  2. To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
    — It cannot counteruaile the exchange of joy / That one ſhort minute giues me in her ſight:
  3. To compensate for.
    — I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse.

词形变化

countervails present,singular,third-person countervailing participle,present countervailed participle,past countervailed past

词汇关系

衍生词
countervailability countervailable countervailance countervailingly uncountervailed
相关词
counterargue counterexample prevail

词源

From Anglo-Norman countrevaloir (Old French contrevaloir), from Latin contrā valēre (“to be strong against”).
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