“相互抵销”常见的英文表达是 “offset each other” 或 “cancel each other out”。
offset each other:侧重于表示两者之间相互平衡、抵消,以达到一种整体上的中和效果。例如:The benefits and the costs of this project offset each other, making it hard to evaluate its overall value.(这个项目的收益和成本相互抵销,使得很难评估它的整体价值。)
cancel each other out:更强调两者相互抵消,结果几乎为零或完全无效。例如:The positive and negative effects of the new policy seem to cancel each other out.(新政策的正面和负面影响似乎相互抵销了。 )