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单词 counter-scale
释义 ˈcounter-ˌscale
[counter- 8: cf. counterbalance.]
The opposite scale (of the balance); fig. in quots.
c1645Howell Lett. I. i. viii, To compare their University [Leyden] to yours [Oxford], were to cast New-Inne in counterscale with Christ-Church Colledge.1847De Quincey Sp. Mil. Nun Wks. 1863 III. 4 This little inevitable wreck, when placed in the counter scale to the magnificent purchase of eternal idleness. [Here prob. counter adj.]
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