mid-15c., originally countre part "duplicate of a legal document," from Middle French contrepartie, from contre "facing, opposite" (see contra-) + partie "copy of a person or thing," originally fem. past participle of partir "to divide" (see party (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.
外交部長(zhǎng)與中國(guó)外交部長(zhǎng)舉行了會(huì)談。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. It is not a unique instance , but has its counterpart.
無獨(dú)有偶.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Night is the counterpart of day.
黑夜與白天相輔相成.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. It has no counterpart in the world.
舉世無雙.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. The President had talks during a brief stopover in Lisbon with his Portuguese counterpart.