[ついをなす, tsuiwonasu] (exp, v5s) to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; act as a twin [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Counterpart \Coun"ter*part`\ (koun"t[~e]r*p[aum]rt`), n.
1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which
answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate;
a facsimile.
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In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the
laws of England, so that they seem to be, as it
were, copies or counterparts one of another. --Sir
M. Hale.
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2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a
duplicate.
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3. A person who closely resembles another.
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4. A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit
perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing
which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements
it; that which serves to complete or complement anything;
hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in
another; an opposite.
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O counterpart
Of our soft sex, well are you made our lords.
--Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
counterpart
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or
characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {opposite
number}, {vis-a-vis}]
2: a duplicate copy [syn: {counterpart}, {similitude}, {twin}]
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High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
