counterpart

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/· noun

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

对duì应yìng物wù;相xiāng应yìng的de对duì等děng物wù

相xiāng互hù对duì应yìng或huò互hù补bǔ的de一yī方fāng

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土tǔ星xīng南nán极jí十shí边biān形xíng图tú案àn,呼hū应yìng北běi极jí六liù边biān形xíng

Example

A huge 10-sided atmospheric pattern has appeared around Saturn’s south pole, giving the planet a surprising counterpart to its famous northern hexagon.

土tǔ星xīng南nán极jí附fù近jìn出chū现xiàn了le一yí个gè巨jù大dà的de十shí边biān形xíng大dà气qì图tú案àn,给gěi这zhè颗kē行xíng星xīng那nà著zhù名míng的de北běi极jí六liù边biān形xíng带dài来lái了le一yí个gè令lìng人rén意yì外wài的de对duì应yìng物wù。

Source: ScienceDaily · 3 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yí个gè巨jù大dà的de十shí边biān形xíng大dà气qì图tú案àn出chū现xiàn在zài土tǔ星xīng南nán极jí附fù近jìn,与yǔ著zhù名míng的de北běi极jí六liù边biān形xíng形xíng成chéng呼hū应yìng。哈hā勃bó望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng数shù据jù显xiǎn示shì,这zhè个ge奇qí特tè的de十shí边biān形xíng结jié构gòu可kě能néng是shì最zuì近jìn几jǐ年nián才cái开kāi始shǐ出chū现xiàn,且qiě仍réng在zài增zēng强qiáng。科kē学xué家jiā希xī望wàng通tōng过guò持chí续xù观guān测cè搞gǎo清qīng它tā形xíng成chéng的de原yuán因yīn,以yǐ及jí能néng否fǒu持chí续xù数shù十shí年nián。

Roots · etymology

源自中古英语counter-+part,呼应法语contrepartie

  • counter-(相对、对应)+ part(部分)

Collocations

  • counterpart to / diplomatic counterpart / find a counterpart

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