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

• Our two countries are mutually complementary in economy.
  我们两国的经济是互补的。
• Electrons or any other "particle" should display wave properties to preserve the complementary wave-particle symmetry of nature.
  电子及其他任何粒子都应该显示波的性质，才能体现自然界波粒互补的对称性。
• Teaching and research are complementary to each other.
  教学和科研相辅相成。
• We can be complementary.
  我们可以互补。
• The Yin and Yang forces are opposing but complementary to each other.
  阴阳交错。
• 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。
• Should social and economic needs drive research priorities, or should complementary basic research also be a commitment?
  应该让社会和经济需求驱动研究优先级吗？或者也应该致力于互补的基础研究？
• 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。
• Discipline and love should be complementary to each other.
  训诫和爱应该是相辅相成的。
• Complementary antonyms are words opposite to each other and the positive of one implies the negative of the other.
  互补反义词是相反的话之间的交流和积极的一个意味着否定其他。