counterpart

['kauntəpɑ:t]

n.职务相当的人, 对应物, 相似之物, 副本

例句与用法：

Night is the counterpart of day.

黑夜与白天相辅相成。

One that is foreshadowed by or identified with an earlier symbol or type, such as a figure in the New Testament who has a counterpart in the Old Testament.

先前原形先前的标记或模型所预示或表明的原形，如《新约》中的人物在《旧约》中有对应的形象

I racked my memory in vain for its counterpart in literature: perhaps you could think of one.

我绞尽脑汁也想不出它在文学中的对等物，也许你可以想出一个。

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 极相像的人(或物)

The two cars are exact counterparts in make, model and color.

这两辆汽车的式样、型号和颜色完全一样。

2. 互为补充的人(或物); 对应的人(或物), 配对物

The U.S. Congress is the counterpart of the British Parliament.

美国的国会相当于英国的议会。

3. (契约等的)副本, 复本