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单词 counterstroke
释义 counterstroke|ˈkaʊntəstrəʊk|
[counter- 2, 3, 6 b.]
1. A stroke given in return; a counter buff.
1596Spenser F.Q. v. xi. 7 He met him with a counterstroke so swift, That quite smit off his arme.1876J. H. Newman Hist. Sk. I. i. ii. 53 This alliance suggested to Heraclius the counterstroke of allying himself with the Turkish freebooters.1891G. Meredith One of our Conq. x, The strokes and counterstrokes were like a play of quarterstaff on the sconce.
2. = contre-coup 2.
a1786Justamond (title), Essay on Counter-strokes, exclusive of the head.1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Counter-stroke, same as Contrecoup and Counter-fissura.
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