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

• The best partnerships are based on mutual respect, complementary skills and aligned objectives.
  最好的合作关系建立在相互尊重、能力互补和目标一致的基础之上。
• 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。
• Heroic sacrifice in war does not contradict self-preservation: they are opposite and complementary.
  战争中勇敢牺牲和保存自己并不矛盾，二者是相反相成的。
• In fact, these programs need plenty of complementary services and support.
  事实上，此类项目需要大量互补性服务和支持。
• The positive outcome of the Uruguay Round is a major contribution towards more coherent and complementary international economic policies.
  乌拉圭回合的积极成果是对更具一致性和互补性的国际经济政策的一项主要贡献。
• The other one of a complementary pair.
  一对互补统一体中的另外一个。
• The rise, development and application of value chain accounting play better complementary role in the current accounting.
  价值链会计的产生、发展和应用，对现行会计起了很好的补充作用。
• Teaching and research are complementary to each other.
  教学和科研相辅相成。
• 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。
• OSGi and SCA can be complementary.
  OSGi和SCA可以是互补的。