释义 |
an·ti·pe·ris·ta·sis \ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷pəˈristəsə̇s\ noun (plural antiperista·ses \-təˌsēz\) Etymology: Greek, from anti- anti- (I) + peristasis act of standing around, from periistanai to make stand around (from peri- + histanai to cause to stand) + -sis — more at stand archaic : resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality |