英语词汇“countervail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

countervail

/ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl

verb [with object] (usually as adjective countervailing)

Offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force: the dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors...

Any particular discretionary matter may be subject to countervailing matters of equal or greater weight.
But we are concerned because there is a strong presidency without countervailing institutions.
Integrity in promise-keeping, at times, confronts countervailing considerations of human welfare.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'be equivalent to in value'): from Anglo-Norman French contrevaloir, from Latin contra valere 'be of worth against'.

单词	countervail
释义	countervail /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl / verb [with object] (usually as adjective countervailing) Offset the effect of (something) by countering it with something of equal force: the dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors... Any particular discretionary matter may be subject to countervailing matters of equal or greater weight. But we are concerned because there is a strong presidency without countervailing institutions. Integrity in promise-keeping, at times, confronts countervailing considerations of human welfare. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'be equivalent to in value'): from Anglo-Norman French contrevaloir, from Latin contra valere 'be of worth against'. Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale
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