counteract

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An action performed in opposition to another action.
    — This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.
动词 v.
  1. To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something. transitive
    — Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface.
  2. To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate. transitive
    — It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.

词形变化

counteracts plural counteracts present,singular,third-person counteracting participle,present counteracted participle,past counteracted past

词汇关系

近义词
counteract countervail counterwork remedy
反义词
abet assist help reinforce support sustain
下位词
offset balance out cancel out neutralise nullify detoxicate detoxify countercharm counterspell countercheck countervote fight override
衍生词
counteractant counteracter counteractingly counteraction counteractive counteractively counteractor recounteract uncounteracted

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrāder.
Old French contre-
Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
Middle English counter-
English counter-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin ācta
Old French actbor.
Middle English acte
English act
English counteract
From counter- + act.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrāder.
Old French contre-
Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
Middle English counter-
English counter-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin ācta
Old French actbor.
Middle English acte
English act
English counteract
From counter- + act.
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