释义 |
countervailingcoun‧ter‧vail‧ing /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ◂ $ -ər-/ adjective formal countervailingOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French contrevaloir, from contre- ( ➔ COUNTER-) + valoir ‘to be worth’ - Some companies in the industry are in trouble, but there are countervailing forces that will help others survive.
- But such benefits as we may find here and elsewhere entail countervailing disadvantages.
- But the liberalising trends are not blind moves towards laissez-faire, but the product of many countervailing forces in the local society.
- However, there are countervailing forces which might result in a lower volume of services.
- However, there are countervailing pressures.
- It was this last, clearly tyrannical, action which stirred Anselm to take the only countervailing measure open to him.
- The issue of countervailing measures was a particular point at issue during discussions.
- Time has often become a countervailing force against quality.
with an equally strong but opposite effect |