contrast

英['kɒntrɑːst] 美['kɑntræst]

反义词

复数: contrasts;第三人称单数: contrasts;过去式: contrasted;过去分词: contrasted;现在分词: contrasting;

1. contra‐在街道的对面形成.
2. 在街道的两边形成对照。
3. 相反的街道形成对照。

contrast 比较

contra-, 相对，相反。-st, 站，词源同stand. 即相对而站进行比较。

contrast: contrast: see statue
contrast (v.): 1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withstand," which became extinct. Modern word re-introduced as an art term. Related: Contrasted; contrasting; contrastive.
contrast (n.): 1711, from contrast (v.).

1. The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.: 这个男孩的房间和客房截然不同。

2. The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.: 相比之下，私营部门就有很多钱可供开销。

3. Hungary, by contrast, reacted calmly to events in Yugoslavia.: 相比之下,匈牙利对南斯拉夫发生的一系列事件反应平静.

4. In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small.: 同其水面舰队相比，英国的潜艇部队规模相对较小。

5. By contrast, the comparable figure for the Netherlands is 16 per cent.: 相反，荷兰的相对数字为16%。