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counter- 與 contra- 同源，意思從「相反的；與……相對的」到「互補的；相對應的；複製的」，例如：counterfoil（存根）、counterpart（副本；旗鼓相當的對手）就都是後者的意思。
 
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contradict v.　駁斥；反駁；抵觸
Sandy got angry when her mother's beliefs contradicted hers.
珊蒂媽媽的信仰和她相抵觸讓她很生氣。
 
counterbalance v.　抗衡；抵消 n. 抵消物
The Soviet Union used to counterbalance the United States.
蘇聯過往能與美國相抗衡。
 
counteract v. 　反制；抵制
The government has an agency to counteract the threat of terrorism.
政府有一個單位專門反制恐怖主義的威脅。
 
counterclockwise adj., adv. 　逆時針方向的（地）
A screw can be loosened with a few counterclockwise turns of a screwdriver.
用螺絲起子逆時針轉幾圈就可使螺絲鬆脫。
 
counterfeit adj. 　仿冒的；偽造的 v. 偽製；仿冒
Several counterfeit paintings were found in the gallery.
那間畫廊被發現有許多偽造的畫作。

 

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