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单词 equipoise
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Definition of equipoise in English:

equipoise

noun ˈɛkwɪpɔɪzˈiːkwɪpɔɪzˈɛkwəˌpɔɪz
mass noun
  • 1Balance of forces or interests.

    平衡;均势

    this temporary equipoise of power

    这种暂时的权力均势。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clinicians ideally should be in equipoise about the treatments being tested, and patients should give voluntary consent based on full disclosure of relevant information.
    • In the meteoric incandescence of his beautiful youth, these qualities were in exquisite equipoise.
    • This state was in 50/50 equipoise long before the nation got to the 2000 debacle.
    • We must hold the scales of justice in equipoise, and however odious the offence, we must admeasure right to every one according to law.
    • He kept on marching ahead with equipoise and firm determination.
    • The latter requirement is similar to that of clinical equipoise when human subjects participate in clinical trials.
    • The sick, glorious sport of ice climbing depends on physical equipoise, which depends on mental tranquility, which in turn depends on a smooth blend of faith and self-confidence.
    • It is the opposite of what Buddhists call ‘meditative equipoise.’
    • Trial participation is a rational choice when an adequately informed patient is maximally uncertain in equipoise as to the relative efficacy and safety of comparator interventions.
    • The concept of equipoise is essential to the requirement of scientific validity, and is particularly relevant to research that compares interventions.
    • It is probably idle to speculate about what that situation will be, but perhaps not unreasonable to point out that it could still be in some sort of equipoise.
    • Isn't it more accurately a state of creative tension when all apparent contradictions are held together in a state of dynamic equipoise?
    • For example, Brody has argued that patient equipoise is present if ‘a reasonable person of an average degree of altruism and risk adversiveness might consent to being randomised.’
    • She thus brought home to the vendor, and her disciples, that mental equipoise should not be shaken by the manner people greeted or treated a person.
    • The innovation of clinical equipoise is the recognition that study treatments, be they the experimental or control treatments, are potentially consistent with this standard of care.
    • Rarely, treatment benefits are so obvious that a trial would clearly be unethical, but often lack of equipoise simply prevents studies.
    • This balance in opinion, which ethicists call equipoise, provides the ideal context for conducting a trial.
    • There are also two figures, neither designed for equipoise, who could yet throw their decisive weight on to the scales of hope.
    • The proper equipoise and coordination of the sense organs aiming to help the body to perform its other functions normally are also counted as an important constituent of the well-being of a person.
    • The authors say, ‘We find it almost inconceivable that a rational patient with suspected prion disease would be in equipoise… between quinacrine and placebo.’
    Synonyms
    equilibrium, balance, evenness, symmetry, parity, equality, equity
    stability, steadiness, poise
    archaic counterpoise, equipollence
    1. 1.1count noun A counterbalance or balancing force.
      平衡力
      capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings

      资金流动对于国际储备失衡起着一种平衡作用。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • One part supports the slider means H1-H5 and the other part functions as an equipoise to facilitate or enhance the rotating movement of the commutator arm.
      • The flying off and curling of the drapery by the wind serves as an equipoise to balance the projection of the Triton's elbow.
      Synonyms
      counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance
      ballast, stabilizer, makeweight
      compensation, recompense
      archaic countercheck
verb ˈɛkwɪpɔɪzˈiːkwɪpɔɪzˈɛkwəˌpɔɪz
[with object]
  • Balance or counterbalance (something)

    使平衡

    as a piece of language it is as delicately equipoised as any
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If and when technologies stabilise, it may be too late to randomise: clinicians may have developed firm if unsubstantiated views, such that they are no longer equipoised.
    • It is simply the case that a position equipoised between two errors is unlikely to be true.
    • In other words, our behaviour must be balanced or equipoised between grief and glee.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from equi- 'equal' + the noun poise1, replacing the phrase equal poise.

Definition of equipoise in US English:

equipoise

nounˈekwəˌpoizˈɛkwəˌpɔɪz
  • 1Balance of forces or interests.

    平衡;均势

    this temporary equipoise of power

    这种暂时的权力均势。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is the opposite of what Buddhists call ‘meditative equipoise.’
    • The proper equipoise and coordination of the sense organs aiming to help the body to perform its other functions normally are also counted as an important constituent of the well-being of a person.
    • Rarely, treatment benefits are so obvious that a trial would clearly be unethical, but often lack of equipoise simply prevents studies.
    • The sick, glorious sport of ice climbing depends on physical equipoise, which depends on mental tranquility, which in turn depends on a smooth blend of faith and self-confidence.
    • This state was in 50/50 equipoise long before the nation got to the 2000 debacle.
    • She thus brought home to the vendor, and her disciples, that mental equipoise should not be shaken by the manner people greeted or treated a person.
    • In the meteoric incandescence of his beautiful youth, these qualities were in exquisite equipoise.
    • For example, Brody has argued that patient equipoise is present if ‘a reasonable person of an average degree of altruism and risk adversiveness might consent to being randomised.’
    • There are also two figures, neither designed for equipoise, who could yet throw their decisive weight on to the scales of hope.
    • We must hold the scales of justice in equipoise, and however odious the offence, we must admeasure right to every one according to law.
    • This balance in opinion, which ethicists call equipoise, provides the ideal context for conducting a trial.
    • Isn't it more accurately a state of creative tension when all apparent contradictions are held together in a state of dynamic equipoise?
    • Trial participation is a rational choice when an adequately informed patient is maximally uncertain in equipoise as to the relative efficacy and safety of comparator interventions.
    • It is probably idle to speculate about what that situation will be, but perhaps not unreasonable to point out that it could still be in some sort of equipoise.
    • The authors say, ‘We find it almost inconceivable that a rational patient with suspected prion disease would be in equipoise… between quinacrine and placebo.’
    • He kept on marching ahead with equipoise and firm determination.
    • The innovation of clinical equipoise is the recognition that study treatments, be they the experimental or control treatments, are potentially consistent with this standard of care.
    • The latter requirement is similar to that of clinical equipoise when human subjects participate in clinical trials.
    • Clinicians ideally should be in equipoise about the treatments being tested, and patients should give voluntary consent based on full disclosure of relevant information.
    • The concept of equipoise is essential to the requirement of scientific validity, and is particularly relevant to research that compares interventions.
    Synonyms
    equilibrium, balance, evenness, symmetry, parity, equality, equity
    1. 1.1 A counterbalance or balancing force.
      平衡力
      capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings

      资金流动对于国际储备失衡起着一种平衡作用。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The flying off and curling of the drapery by the wind serves as an equipoise to balance the projection of the Triton's elbow.
      • One part supports the slider means H1-H5 and the other part functions as an equipoise to facilitate or enhance the rotating movement of the commutator arm.
      Synonyms
      counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance
verbˈekwəˌpoizˈɛkwəˌpɔɪz
[with object]
  • Balance or counterbalance (something).

    使平衡

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In other words, our behaviour must be balanced or equipoised between grief and glee.
    • It is simply the case that a position equipoised between two errors is unlikely to be true.
    • If and when technologies stabilise, it may be too late to randomise: clinicians may have developed firm if unsubstantiated views, such that they are no longer equipoised.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from equi- ‘equal’ + the noun poise, replacing the phrase equal poise.

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