单词	countervailing
释义	countervailingcoun‧ter‧vail‧ing /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ◂ $ -ər-/ adjective formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINcountervailing Origin: 1300-1400 Old French contrevaloir, from contre- ( ➔ COUNTER-) + valoir ‘to be worth’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Some companies in the industry are in trouble, but there are countervailing forces that will help others survive. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But such benefits as we may find here and elsewhere entail countervailing disadvantages. But the liberalising trends are not blind moves towards laissez-faire, but the product of many countervailing forces in the local society. However, there are countervailing forces which might result in a lower volume of services. However, there are countervailing pressures. It was this last, clearly tyrannical, action which stirred Anselm to take the only countervailing measure open to him. The issue of countervailing measures was a particular point at issue during discussions. Time has often become a countervailing force against quality. with an equally strong but opposite effect
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