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单词 counterword
释义

counterword

[ koun-ter-wurd ]
/ ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrd /
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noun

a word, often of short-lived popularity, widely used as an almost meaningless, automatic response.
a word that has come to be used with a meaning much less specific than that which it had originally, as swell, awful, or terrific.

Origin of counterword

First recorded in 1670–80; counter1 + word

Words nearby counterword

countervail, countervailing duty, counterview, counterweigh, counterweight, counterword, counterwork, countess, count for, count in, counting chamber
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Example sentences from the Web for counterword

  • Unhappily the black-artist has forgot the counterword, with which he might command this flood of sprites again to ebb.

    Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

British Dictionary definitions for counterword

counterword
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːd) /

noun

a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as tremendous or awful
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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