counterpart [ counter-= corresponding 對(duì)應(yīng)的；part n. 部分=>“a corresponding part in another place 在另一方的對(duì)應(yīng)部分” n . thing or person closely resembling another 配對(duì)物；對(duì)手方 / During his visit to France, our foreign minister conferred with his French counterpart several times.在法國(guó)訪問期間，我 外交部長(zhǎng)與法國(guó)外交部長(zhǎng)商談數(shù)次。

countersign [counter- = in return 回答的；sign n. 信號(hào)=>→] n. sign or signal in return to another; password 應(yīng)答信號(hào)；口 令 / The soldier had to give the countersign before he could pass the sentry. 士兵必須答出口令才能通過崗哨。

下面是counter-與動(dòng)詞等相結(jié)合的詞例。

counterattack [ counter- = against 反; attack v.攻擊→]v. attack against; make an attack in return 反擊；反攻 / He counterattacked with the charges that the critics themselves were fascist. 他反控那些批評(píng)家，說他們自己就是搞法西斯主義的。

countercharge [ counter- = against 反；charge v. 控訴→]v. charge against or in return 反訴，反擊 / He charged me with bribery, and I countercharged him with slander.他控告我受賄，我則反控他誹謗。

counterclockwise [ counter- = opposite 相反的；clockwise a. & ad. 順時(shí)針方向→]a. &ad. in the direction opposite to the clockwise 逆時(shí)針方向的（地）/ They danced counterclockwise around the Maypole.他們按逆時(shí)針方向繞著五朔節(jié)花柱跳舞。