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発音

• Verb
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkaʊn.təˈpəʊz/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˌkaʊn.tɚˈpoʊz/
  • 韻: -əʊz
• Noun
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkaʊn.təˌpəʊz/
  • (General American) IPA: /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌpoʊz/

動詞

counterpose (third-person singular simple present counterposes, present participle counterposing, simple past and past participle counterposed)

1. To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
2. To create a contrast by juxtaposing.
   • 1976 December 25, John Kyper, “Un-becoming Men”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 12:

     Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.

名詞

counterpose (plural counterposes)

1. A pose taken in opposition to another.
   • 1986, Yoga Journal, number 71, page 49:

     Utkatasana (Figure 4-e) acts as a counterpose to the previous postures because it eases the stretch in the legs.