complementary

英 [k?mpl?'ment(?)r?] 美['kɑmpl?'m?ntri]
  • adj. 補(bǔ)足的,補(bǔ)充的

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英文詞源


complementary (adj.)
1620s, "ceremonious," from complement + -ary. Sense "forming a complement" attested from 1829, earliest in complementary colors.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Two complementary exhibitions are on show at the Africa Centre.
兩場(chǎng)互為補(bǔ)充的展覽正在非洲中心展出。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.
學(xué)校與家長(zhǎng)的教育方法必須相輔相成。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The designer has chosen the complementary colours blue and orange.
設(shè)計(jì)師選取了藍(lán)和橙黃兩種對(duì)比色。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. These two aims are not always mutually complementary: at times they conflict.
這兩個(gè)目標(biāo)不總是互補(bǔ)的: 有時(shí)它們相互抵觸.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Red and green are complementary colors.
紅色和綠色是互補(bǔ)色。

來(lái)自辭典例句