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单词 counter-scale
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counter-scalen.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2g: compare counterbalance n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˌscale.
The opposite scale (of the balance); figurative in quots.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun]
evennessOE
eveningc1225
collationc1374
respitea1382
comparison1393
proportion?a1425
resemblance?a1439
comparation1483
comparing1489
commensuration1526
parificationc1537
conferring1561
paragon1590
counter-scale1645
counterbalance1647
collibration1656
confrontation1665
similituding1681
simile1682
confronting1887
1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. vii. 15 To compare their University [i.e. Leyden] to yours [i.e. Oxford], were to cast New-Inne in counterscale with Christ-Church Colledge.
1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1863) III. 4 This little inevitable wreck, when placed in the counter scale to the magnificent purchase of eternal idleness. [Here prob. counter adj.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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