complementary
英 [kɒmplɪ'ment(ə)rɪ]
美['kɑmplə'mɛntri]
- adj. 补足的，补充的
英文词源
- complementary (adj.)
- 1620s, "ceremonious," from complement + -ary. Sense "forming a complement" attested from 1829, earliest in complementary colors.
双语例句
- 1. Two complementary exhibitions are on show at the Africa Centre.
- 两场互为补充的展览正在非洲中心展出。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.
- 学校与家长的教育方法必须相辅相成。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The designer has chosen the complementary colours blue and orange.
- 设计师选取了蓝和橙黄两种对比色。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. These two aims are not always mutually complementary: at times they conflict.
- 这两个目标不总是互补的: 有时它们相互抵触.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Red and green are complementary colors.
- 红色和绿色是互补色。
来自辞典例句