counterpart [ counter-= corresponding 对应的；part n. 部分=>“a corresponding part in another place 在另一方的对应部分” n . thing or person closely resembling another 配对物；对手方 / During his visit to France, our foreign minister conferred with his French counterpart several times.在法国访问期间，我 外交部长与法国外交部长商谈数次。

countersign [counter- = in return 回答的；sign n. 信号=>→] n. sign or signal in return to another; password 应答信号；口 令 / The soldier had to give the countersign before he could pass the sentry. 士兵必须答出口令才能通过岗哨。

下面是counter-与动词等相结合的词例。

counterattack [ counter- = against 反; attack v.攻击→]v. attack against; make an attack in return 反击；反攻 / He counterattacked with the charges that the critics themselves were fascist. 他反控那些批评家，说他们自己就是搞法西斯主义的。

countercharge [ counter- = against 反；charge v. 控诉→]v. charge against or in return 反诉，反击 / He charged me with bribery, and I countercharged him with slander.他控告我受贿，我则反控他诽谤。

counterclockwise [ counter- = opposite 相反的；clockwise a. & ad. 顺时针方向→]a. &ad. in the direction opposite to the clockwise 逆时针方向的（地）/ They danced counterclockwise around the Maypole.他们按逆时针方向绕着五朔节花柱跳舞。