| 单词 | contrast |
| 释义 | Word Frequency contrastverb (kənˈtrɑːst) 1. (often foll by with) to distinguish or be distinguished by comparison of unlike or opposite qualities noun (ˈkɒntrɑːst) 2. distinction or emphasis of difference by comparison of opposite or dissimilar things, qualities, etc (esp in the phrases by contrast, in contrast to or with) 3. a person or thing showing notable differences when compared with another 4. (in painting) the effect of the juxtaposition of different colours, tones, etc 5. a. (of a photographic emulsion) the degree of density measured against exposure used b. the extent to which adjacent areas of an optical image, esp on a television screen or in a photographic negative or print, differ in brightness 6. psychology the phenomenon that when two different but related stimuli are presented close together in space and/or time they are perceived as being more different than they really are Derived forms contrastable (conˈtrastable) adjective contrastably (conˈtrastably) adverb contrasting (conˈtrasting) adjective contrastive (conˈtrastive) adjective contrastively (conˈtrastively) adverb Word origin C16: (n): via French from Italian, from contrastare (vb), from Latin contra- against + stare to stand |
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