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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary coun·ter·pro·duc·tive DATE 1959 : tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal violence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive — W. E. Brock b1930 English Etymology counterproductive also counter-productive, counter productive, 1959, Amer.Eng., from counter- + productive. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 counterproductive coun·ter·pro·duct·ive / 7kauntEprE5dQktiv; NAmE -tErp- / adjective[not usually before noun] having the opposite effect to the one which was intended 产生相反效果；事与愿违；适得其反 ⇨ compare productive Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged coun·ter·productive \"ˌ\ adjective Etymology: counter- + productive : tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal < violence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive — W.E.Brock b1930 > |
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