equipoise

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of balance; equilibrium. countable,uncountable
    — Government was unnerved, confounded, and in a manner suspended. Its equipoise was totally gone.
  2. A counterbalance. countable,uncountable
    — Perhaps that quality which existed, in spite of the equipoise against it, in Sir Howard, was fidelity in friendship.
动词 v.
  1. To act or make to act as an equipoise. transitive
  2. To cause to be or stay in equipoise. transitive

词形变化

equipoises plural æquipoise alternative equipoises present,singular,third-person equipoising participle,present equipoised participle,past equipoised past æquipoise alternative

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *aikʷos
Latin aiquos
Latin aequus
Latin aequi-der.
English equi-
English poise
English equipoise
From equi- + poise.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *aikʷos
Latin aiquos
Latin aequus
Latin aequi-der.
English equi-
English poise
English equipoise
From equi- + poise.
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