balance

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium. uncountable
    — But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.
  2. Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed. uncountable
  3. Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight. countable,figuratively,literally,uncountable
    — These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.
  4. A pair of scales. countable,uncountable
  5. Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity. uncountable
  6. The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others. uncountable
    — The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces.
  7. Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.). uncountable
  8. A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other. countable,uncountable
  9. The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account. countable,uncountable
    — I just need to nip to a bank and check my balance.
  10. A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc. countable,uncountable
  11. The remainder. countable,uncountable
    — The balance of the agreement remains in effect.
  12. Libra. countable,obsolete,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. transitive
  2. To make (concepts) agree. figuratively,transitive
    — the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel.
  3. To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling. transitive
    — I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee.
  4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate. transitive
    — Ballance the Good and Evil of Things.
  5. To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally. transitive
    — to balance partners
  6. To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass. transitive
    — to balance the boom mainsail
  7. To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond. transitive
    — to balance a set of books
  8. To be in equilibrium. intransitive
  9. To have matching credits and debits. intransitive
  10. To weigh in a balance. obsolete,transitive
  11. To hesitate or fluctuate. intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
balance counterbalance equilibrate equilibrize equipoise poise
反义词
nonequilibrium imbalance unbalance bias favor favour partiality partisanship prejudice unfairness disequilibrate overbalance overpoise misbalance fall over lose one's balance
下位词
equiponderate
衍生词
adjusted trial balance analytical balance balanced scorecard balance of equities balance of payments balance of trade t. b. balance sheet compar. b. s. balance transfer bank balance closing balance credit balance current balance debit balance opening balance trial balance hang in the balance keep one's balance lose one's balance strike a balance throw off balance tip the balance weigh in the balance balanceable balanced → unb—d imb—d balancement balance out balancer balance the books balance the sheets balance the ticket balancing act check and balance counterbalance disbalance misbalance outbalance overbalance rebalance unbalance unbalanceable

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Italic *dwi-
Latin bi-
Latin lanx
Latin bilanx
Vulgar Latin *bilancia
Old French balancebor.
Middle English balaunce
English balance
From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”).
Displaced the word — Old English wǣġ akin to Modern English: wey from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales; weight”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Italic *dwi-
Latin bi-
Latin lanx
Latin bilanx
Vulgar Latin *bilancia
Old French balancebor.
Middle English balaunce
English balance
From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”).
Displaced the word — Old English wǣġ akin to Modern English: wey from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales; weight”).
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