单词 | countervailing |
释义 | countervailingn. The action of countervail v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > neutralizing or counteracting correction1477 countervailinga1613 counteraction1791 neutralization1817 a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xiv. 122 What is wanting in the South parts of the two foresaid continents towards the counteruailing of the North parts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). countervailingadj. That countervails; counterbalancing, compensating. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] > neutralizing or counteracting corrective1541 correctory1620 counterbalancing1651 counterpoising1653 neutralizing1784 countervailing1793 1793 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 15 It would not have been wonderful if we had taken countervailing measures. 1832 G. C. Lewis Remarks Use & Abuse Polit. Terms xx. 173 Balanced by countervailing advantages. 1884 Sat. Rev. 14 June 781/1 If we impose a countervailing duty upon bounty-fed sugar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1613adj.1793 |
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