| 单词 | complementary |
| 释义 | complementary (once / 5599 pages) 1adjn 2adj If something is complementary, then it somehow completes or enhances the qualities of something else. If your beautiful voice is completely complementary to your brother's song writing skills, you should form a family band! You’ve probably heard of “complementary colors,” colors that are opposite in hue on the color wheel but actually go well together. When combined, they make a harmonious palette. People’s personalities can also be complementary, as can certain food pairings. But be careful not to confuse this adjective with the closely spelled complimentary, which means “supplied free of charge.” WORD FAMILYcomplementary: complementaries, complementarily, complementarity+/complement: complemental, complementary, complementation, complemented, complementing, complements/complementarity: complementarities USAGE EXAMPLESMagnetics is complementary and says something about the presence of magmatic rocks and sedimentary basins. BBC(Dec 15, 2016) The two businesses are largely complementary, so a deal is unlikely to bring big savings beyond the tax advantage. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) The Chinese economy was highly complementary to Taiwan’s, and a majority of Taiwanese considered themselves “Chinese.” New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1 1adj acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) Syn complemental, completing additive characterized or produced by addition 2n either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) 2yellow and blue are complementaries Syn|Hyper complementary color chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour a color that has hue adj of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other `male' and `female' are complementary terms Syn antonymous of words: having opposite meanings |
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