English Dictionary

counterpart

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/

noun

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another. / (law) A duplicate of a legal document. / One who or that which resembles another.

The two puzzle pieces are counterparts and fit together perfectly.

意味（1）

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly

意味（2）

(law) A duplicate of a legal document.

意味（3）

One who or that which resembles another.

意味（4）

One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.

意味（5）

(paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.