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单词 counterstroke
释义

counterstroken.

Brit. /ˈkaʊntəstrəʊk/, U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌstroʊk/
Etymology: counter- prefix 2a, 2b, 2e(b).
1. A stroke given in return; a counter buff.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > returning a blow > return blow or stroke
countertailc1430
counterbuff?1578
countercuff1589
revie1589
counterstroke1596
after-blow1607
counterblow1655
return1702
return stroke1838
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > return blow or attack
countertailc1430
counterbuff?1578
countercuff1589
revie1589
cross-blow1590
counterblow1706
riposte1854
counterstroke1876
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. X2v He met him with a counterstroke so swift, That quite smit off his arme. View more context for this quotation
1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. i. ii. 53 This alliance suggested to Heraclius the counterstroke of allying himself with the Turkish freebooters.
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. x. 184 The strokes and counterstrokes were like a play of quarterstaff on the sconce.
2. = contrecoup n. 2.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > distant effect of
counterstrokea1786
contrecoup1809
a1786 J. O. Justamond (title) Essay on Counter-strokes, exclusive of the head.
1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Counter-stroke, same as Contrecoup and Counter-fissura.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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