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单词 counteracting
释义

counteractingadj.

Etymology: formed as counteract v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counterˈacting.
That counteracts.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating against
counterworking1660
contra-acting1666
counteracting1793
counteractive1805
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (1752) 73 These..have no antagonist grinders, nor contra-acting milstones.]
1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 103 Counteracting causes.
1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad ii. 22 The counteracting forces.
1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. xvi. 265 Self-respect, or conscience, or holy fear..is the counter-acting principle to the love of human praise.

Derivatives

counterˈactingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating against
antidotally1646
antidotically1646
counter-bias1656
counteractingly1858
1858 T. De Quincey Protestantism (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay VIII. 161 As if..God..had thus..self-counteractingly stepped in to solve his own problems.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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