counterpoint

n.

对位法，旋律配合，对应物；

复数：counterpoints过去式：counterpointed现在分词：counterpointing第三人称单数：counterpoints

1. The two melodies are played in counterpoint.
   用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
2. The painting portray the beauty of nature as counterpoint to that of a human body.
   这幅画将自然美作为人体美的对比物。
3. The dark curtains make an interesting counterpoint to the lighter walls.
   深色的窗帘与浅色的墙壁形成有趣的对比。

Point-Counterpoint of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Metabolism
Counterpoint: Visceral Adiposity Is Not Causally Related to Insulin Resistance
Point-counterpoint. Patient autonomy and incidental findings in clinical genomics
Counterpoint: cardiovascular variability is not an index of autonomic control of the circulation
Counterpoint: Flow-mediated dilation does not reflect nitric oxide-mediated endothelial function.
Point-counterpoint: Interleukin-6 does/does not have a beneficial role in insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis
Interleukin-10 and the immune response against cancer: a counterpoint
Not the time to abandon the food frequency questionnaire: counterpoint
Counterpoint: bias from population stratification is not a major threat to the validity of conclusions from epidemiological studies ...
Mocellin S, Marincola FM, Young HAInterleukin-10 and the immune response against cancer: a counterpoint. J Leukoc Biol 78: 1043-1051