complementary

• 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