| 单词 | congruent |
| 释义 | congruent (once / 39796 pages) adj The adjective congruent fits when two shapes are the same in shape and size. If you lay two congruent triangles on each other, they would match up exactly. Congruent comes from the Latin verb congruere "to come together, correspond with." Figuratively, the word describes something that is similar in character or type. Are your actions congruent with your values? If a friend says something outrageous that you don't want to agree with but don't want to disagree with either, say that your friend's idea is congruent with what you think. That way you can agree with him but change your mind later if you have to. WORD FAMILYcongruent: congruence, congruenter, incongruent+/congruence: congruences USAGE EXAMPLESThe respective rates of change are not always congruent, and the associated advertising rates are still lopsided. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) Scaffolds with congruent sequence content in both assemblies would result in a linear network, whereas scaffolds with contradictory sequence content would result in branching networks. Nature(Nov 20, 2016) This was a style of confidence that felt congruent and authentic to me. New York Times(Jan 18, 2014) 1adj corresponding in character or kind Syn|Ant congruous appropriate suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc harmonioussuitable and fitting incongruous lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness discrepant, inconsistentnot in agreement inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping, unfittingnot in keeping with what is correct or proper inharmoniouslacking in harmony of parts ironic, ironicalcharacterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is 2adj coinciding when superimposed Syn|Ant coincident matching point for point identical, superposablecoinciding exactly when superimposed incongruent not congruent |
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