counterpart 详细解释

counterpart

['kauntəpɑ:t]

n.职务相当的人, 对应物, 相似之物, 副本

n.[C]

1. 极相像的人(或物)

The two cars are exact counterparts in make, model and color.

这两辆汽车的式样、型号和颜色完全一样。

2. 互为补充的人(或物); 对应的人(或物), 配对物

The U.S. Congress is the counterpart of the British Parliament.

美国的国会相当于英国的议会。

3. (契约等的)副本, 复本

词形变化

名词复数:counterparts

词义辨析

同义参见:

correspondence  equivalent  opposite  twin  correspondent  match  coordinate  parallel  fellow  

英英释义

名词 counterpart:

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

同义词:opposite number, vis-a-vis

a duplicate copy

同义词:similitude, twin

补充

counterpartcounterpart英:[ˈkauntəpɑ:t] 美:[ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑrt]n.1.与对方地位相当的人, 与另一方作用相当的物The sales directress phoned her counterpart in the other firm.销售部的女经理给另一家公司的销售部经理打了电话。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。

例句

1. The British Foreign Minister met his Angolan counterpart.英国外交大臣会见了安哥拉外长。 2. The Finnish organization was very different from that of its counterparts in the rest of the Nordic region.芬兰的这个组织与北欧其他地区的同类组织大不相同。 3. the minister held talks with his French counterpart.部长和法国部长举行了会谈。 4. the French President and his Italian counterpart (= the Italian President)法国总统和意大利总统 5. The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.国防部长与亚洲国家的国防部长们进行了会晤,讨论核危机问题。 6. "Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago."很久很久以前,铁制工具就取代了石制工具。 7. the lead actress and her male counterpart女主角和男主角