complementary

英 [ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri]

美 [ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri]

adj.  互补的; 补充的; 相互补足的

复数：complementaries　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 互补的；补充的；相互补足的
  two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 相互补充的;相辅相成的
  Complementarythings are different from each other but make a good combination.
  1. To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary...
     想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。
  2. Many plain tiles and complementary borders are also available...
     多种素色的瓷砖和配套的腰线也在售
  3. He has done experiments complementary to those of Eigen.
     他做了一些实验，作为对艾根实验的补充。
• ADJ 补充医学的(不同于西医的治疗方法，如针灸、顺势疗法)
  Complementarymedicine refers to ways of treating patients which are different from the ones used by most Western doctors, for example acupuncture and homoeopathy.
  1. ...combining orthodox treatment with a wide range of complementary therapies.
     把传统的治疗方法与各种补充疗法结合

英英释义

noun

• either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
  1. yellow and blue are complementaries
  Synonym:complementary color

adj

• acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
  Synonym:complementalcompleting
• of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
  1. `male' and `female' are complementary terms

双语例句

• 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。
• This complementary in our relationship will provide a strong foundation to strengthen our trade and investment links.
  两国在这方面的互补将为加强我们的贸易和投资关系提供强有力的基础。
• The other one of a complementary pair.
  一对互补统一体中的另外一个。
• Complementary Colors are indigo and yellow, blue and orange and so on.
  互补的颜色有靛兰和黄、蓝和橙等。
• The CSC Catalyst and RUP frameworks have a natural synergy because of their structural similarities and complementary content.
  由于它们在结构上的相似性和内容上的互补性，CSCCatalyst和RUP框架有着自然的合作优势。
• They can, however, be complementary to other types of cloud computing.
  但是，它们可以对其他类型的云计算起补充作用。
• It facilitates the sharing of files and data with other users and the development of complementary products.
  换言之，这个产品促进了文件和数据的共享以及互补产品的开发。
• To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary
  想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。
• Similar and complementary projects and products to Aries provide many different ways of building applications that use OSGi technologies.
  针对Aries的类似和补充项目和产品提供了许多方法来构建使用OSGi技术的应用程序。
• Discipline and love should be complementary to each other.
  训诫和爱应该是相辅相成的。