| 释义 |
Adjective: complementary `kómplu'ment(u)ree- Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
"'male' and 'female' are complementary terms" - Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- complemental, completing
Noun: complementary `kómplu'ment(u)ree- Either one of two chromatic colours that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
"yellow and blue are complementaries"
- complementary color [US], complementary colour [Brit, Cdn]
Sounds like: complimentary Derived forms: complementaries See also: additive, antonymous, complement, complementarity Type of: chromatic color [US], chromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], spectral color [US], spectral colour [Brit, Cdn] Encyclopedia: Complementary |