counterpart

英 ['kaʊntəpɑːt] 美 ['kaʊntərpɑːrt]

• n. 职务相当的人；对应物；相似之物；副本

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]与对方地位相当的人,与另一方作用相当的物

   person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as sb/sth else

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. a duplicate copy

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The secretary of state is the counterpart of the foreign minister.
   国务卿相当于外交部长。
2. The sale director phoned her counterpart in the other firm.
   这位销售主任给另一家公司的销售主任打电话。
3. Night is the counterpart of day.
   黑夜与白天相辅相成。
4. I racked my memory in vain for its counterpart in literature: perhaps you could think of one.
   我绞尽脑汁也想不出它在文学中的对等物，也许你可以想出一个。
5. It has no counterpart in the world.
   举世无双。
6. Each twin was the counterpart of the other.
   孪生子彼此酷似
7. The employer must sign the counterpart of the contract.
   雇主必须签署合同副本。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The manager phoned his counterpart in the other firm.
   经理给另一家公司的经理打了电话。
2. Deep-sea valleys are the counterparts of the mountain chains.
   深海里的峡谷相当于陆地上的山脉。

经典引文

• Popular fury finds its counterpart in courtly servility.

  出自： Hazlitt

词汇搭配

• counterpart expenditure authorization [经] 相对基金支出...
• counterpart personnel 对应人员
• counterpart support 对应支助
• counterpart expenditure 对应支出
• counterpart contribution 对应捐助
• counterpart staff 对应工作人员...
• counterpart fund 对应[对等]基金, ...

近反义词

【近义词】

• equivalent