释义 |
▪ I. counterˈvailing, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb countervail, q.v.
1612Brerewood Lang. & Relig. xiv. 148 What is wanting in the south parts of the two foresaid continents, towards the countervailing of the north parts. ▪ II. counterˈvailing, ppl. a. [-ing2.] That countervails; counterbalancing, compensating.
1793T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) IV. 15 It would not have been wonderful if we had taken countervailing measures. 1832Lewis Use & Ab. Pol. Terms xx. 173 Balanced by countervailing advantages. 1884Sat. Rev. 14 June 781/1 If we impose a countervailing duty upon bounty-fed sugar. |