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单词 counter-agency
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counter-agencyn.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: counter-ˈagency.
Agency in opposition to (something).
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the world > action or operation > [noun] > contrary operation or action
counterwork1598
counter-motion1606
countercurrence1643
counterworking1664
counter-current1684
counteraction1750
counter-movement1818
counter-agency1831
counter-move1858
1831 T. De Quincey Dr. Parr in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 65/1 In fierce counter-agency to the scorn of the unworthy.
1842 T. De Quincey Shakspeare in Encycl. Brit. XX. 177/2 Counteragencies to the native majesty of the subject.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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