英语词汇“complement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A complement is something that makes up a satisfying whole with something else. Those shiny red shoes you just bought complement your shiny red purse.

Complement comes from the Latin complementum, "something that fills up or completes." Complement keeps both the e and the meaning. It's also a verb; if you and your partner complement each other, you make a perfect pair. Something that complements completes or adds a little something.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

complement / compliment

Both are awesome on a first date — complement means to complete something, and a compliment is flattering. If you feel you and your new friend complement each other, maybe it's because he's been giving you so many compliments like when he says you look like a supermodel.

To complement, with an e, means to complete or supplement something, such as chocolates complementing the flowers you give your date. A complement is the thing doing the completing. The chocolates are a complement to the flowers. Here are some things that go well together:

Even as teenagers, they finished each other's sentences, complementing and encouraging the other. (Golf Digest)

In Ms. Clinton's case, IAC said her "skills and background complement the existing areas of expertise of other board members." (New York Times)

GM mosquito technology must be evaluated as a complement to existing control measures. (Scientific American)

To compliment, with an i, is to offer praise to or admiration. This could be in the form of words or actions. You might compliment your date on his dance moves, for example. "Your moonwalk is perfect!" is a compliment. Here are more:

"I lived on people's compliments, kind words," she says. (Washington Post)

Biggest compliment: After Rob completed his waltz, Judge Len Goodman announced, "You've got the best footwork of any guy I've seen on this show ever." (Time)

Once spelled the same, compliment became distinct from complement around 1650. They're still pronounced the same. You see the difference when they're written, so as long as you're just yapping no one will know if you mix them up. When writing, though, remember that a complement completes something, but I like getting compliments.

WORD FAMILY

complement: complemental, complementary, complementation, complemented, complementing, complements+/complementarity: complementarities/complementary: complementaries, complementarily, complementarity

USAGE EXAMPLES

Size is an important consideration with plants, says Mr. Hancock, who notes that the plants should complement the furnishings and space, not dominate it.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017)

“Her energy and her drive are something we were absolutely looking for to complement the existing management here,” Harvey said of Fischer.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

This season is Penn State’s first with the full complement of 85 scholarship players, though the team is one of the youngest in the country.

Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017)

1n something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner

Syn|Hyper

accompaniment

adjunct

something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

2n a complete number or quantity

a full complement

Hyper

count

the total number counted

3n number needed to make up a whole force

a full complement of workers

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

full complement

company, ship's company

crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce

the force of workers available

4n either of two parts that mutually complete each other

Hyper

counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis

a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

5n a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

Hyper

construction, expression, grammatical construction

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

6n one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

Hyper

enzyme

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

7v make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to

I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup

Hyper

balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize

bring into balance or equilibrium

单词	complement
释义	complement (once / 1260 pages) nv A complement is something that makes up a satisfying whole with something else. Those shiny red shoes you just bought complement your shiny red purse. Complement comes from the Latin complementum, "something that fills up or completes." Complement keeps both the e and the meaning. It's also a verb; if you and your partner complement each other, you make a perfect pair. Something that complements completes or adds a little something. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS complement / compliment Both are awesome on a first date — complement means to complete something, and a compliment is flattering. If you feel you and your new friend complement each other, maybe it's because he's been giving you so many compliments like when he says you look like a supermodel. To complement, with an e, means to complete or supplement something, such as chocolates complementing the flowers you give your date. A complement is the thing doing the completing. The chocolates are a complement to the flowers. Here are some things that go well together: Even as teenagers, they finished each other's sentences, complementing and encouraging the other. (Golf Digest) In Ms. Clinton's case, IAC said her "skills and background complement the existing areas of expertise of other board members." (New York Times) GM mosquito technology must be evaluated as a complement to existing control measures. (Scientific American) To compliment, with an i, is to offer praise to or admiration. This could be in the form of words or actions. You might compliment your date on his dance moves, for example. "Your moonwalk is perfect!" is a compliment. Here are more: "I lived on people's compliments, kind words," she says. (Washington Post) Biggest compliment: After Rob completed his waltz, Judge Len Goodman announced, "You've got the best footwork of any guy I've seen on this show ever." (Time) Once spelled the same, compliment became distinct from complement around 1650. They're still pronounced the same. You see the difference when they're written, so as long as you're just yapping no one will know if you mix them up. When writing, though, remember that a *complement completes something, but I like getting compliments. WORD FAMILY complement: complemental, complementary, complementation, complemented, complementing, complements+/complementarity: complementarities/complementary: complementaries, complementarily, complementarity USAGE EXAMPLES Size is an important consideration with plants, says Mr. Hancock, who notes that the plants should complement* the furnishings and space, not dominate it. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) “Her energy and her drive are something we were absolutely looking for to complement the existing management here,” Harvey said of Fischer. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) This season is Penn State’s first with the full complement of 85 scholarship players, though the team is one of the youngest in the country. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n something added to complete or embellish or make perfect a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner Syn\|Hyper accompaniment adjunct something added to another thing but not an essential part of it 2n a complete number or quantity a full complement Hyper count the total number counted 3n number needed to make up a whole force a full complement of workers Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper full complement company, ship's company crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce the force of workers available 4n either of two parts that mutually complete each other Hyper counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 5n a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction Hyper construction, expression, grammatical construction a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit 6n one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response Hyper enzyme any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions 7v make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup Hyper balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium
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