complementary
adjective
uk/ˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌkɑːm.pləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/complementaryadjective(GOOD TOGETHER)
usefulorattractivetogether:
补充的;互补的;补足的Myfamilyand myjobbothplayanimportantpartin mylife,fulfillingseparatebut complementaryneeds.家庭和工作都是我生活中重要的组成部分,它们互为补充,满足我不同的需要。
complementarycolours/flavours/skills互补色/风味/技能
Compare
complimentary
See also
complementary angle
complementary medicine
- Ourpersonalitiesare complementary: he isextrovertandtendsto beanxious, while I am moreintrovertedbutcalmer.
- Thebusinesspartnershaveseparatebut complementaryskillsets.
- Thecarpetisdeepgold, with thewallspainteda complementaryshadeofyellow.
Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- asymmetric
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmony
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- jarring
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- rebalance
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded
complementaryadjective(COLOURS)
art,physicsspecialized
(ofcolours)producingblackorwhitewhencombined, and making a verystrongcontrastwhenplacednext to each other:
Inmoderncolourtheory, the complementarypairsare red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
Artistsbegantonotethatshadowsare the complementarycolourof thelightthatthrowsthem, soyellowsunlightthrowsavioletshadow.
- Complementarycoloursappearoppositeeach other on thecolourwheel.
Colour - general words
- bleed
- chalkiness
- chalky
- colour
- colour wheel
- colouration
- discoloration
- hue
- pigmented
- primary colour
- recolour
- secondary colour
- shade
- spectroscope
- spectrum
- tie-dye
- tint
- tinted
- tone
- undyed
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Representation in art & in general
Opposite
non-complementary