countervail的词源

英文词源

countervail (v.)

late 14c., "to be worth as much as," also "to prevail against," from Anglo-French countrevaloir, Old French contrevaloir "to be effective against, be comparable to," from Latin phrase contra valere "to be worth against" (see contra- and valiant). Related: Countervailing.

中文词源

countervail：补偿，抵销

词根词缀： counter-相反,相对 + vail(-val-)强壮,价值

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