- complementary (to something)
two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features 互补的;补充的;相互补足的 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。 We provide a service that is essentially complementary to that of the banks. 我们提供的服务是对银行服务的必要补充。
Which Word? compliment / complementcompliment / complement- These words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them:
这两个词拼写相似,但意义完全不同。compliment 指赞美、称赞: She complimented me on my English. 她夸奖我的英语好。
complement 表示相辅相成、相配合: The different flavours complement each other perfectly. 不同的味道搭配在一起,可口极了。
- The adjectives are also often confused. Complimentary:
She made some very complimentary remarks about my English. 她对我的英语赞赏有加。
该词亦含免费赠送之义: There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room. 我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。
The team members have different but complementary skills. 队员技术不同但能互补。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- essentially
- mutually
- to