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

com•ple•ment n. [countable]

something that completes or makes perfect.
the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of instructors.
Grammar(in grammar) a word or group of words that comes after the verb and that describes or is identified with the subject, as small in The house is small, or that describes or is identified with the object, as president in They elected him president.

v. [~ + object]

to complete, such as by adding good qualities to;
form a complement to:The excellent coffee complemented the brandy and dessert.

com•ple•ment n.

something that completes or makes perfect:A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
the quantity or amount that completes anything:We now have a full complement of packers.
either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole;
counterpart.
full quantity or amount;
complete allowance.
the full number of officers and crew required on a ship.
Grammar
- a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object, as small in The house is small or president in They elected her president. Cf. object complement, subject complement.
- any word or group of words used to complete a grammatical construction, esp. in the predicate, including adverbials, as on the table in He put it on the table, infinitives, as to go in They are ready to go, and sometimes objects, as ball in He caught the ball.
Mathematics[Geom.]the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 90° or a quarter of a circle. Cf. supplement (def. 4).
MathematicsAlso called absolute complement. the set of all the elements of a universal set not included in a given set.
Music and Dancethe interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval.
Immunology
- a system in vertebrate blood of 12 or more proteins that react in a cascade to a cell displaying immune complexes or foreign surfaces, acting in various combinations to coat the cell and promote phagocytosis, make holes in the cell wall, or enhance the inflammatory response.
- any of the proteins in the complement system, designated C1, C2, etc.
See complementary color.

v.t.

to complete;
form a complement to:This belt complements the dress better than that one.
[Obs.]to compliment.

v.i.

[Obs.]to compliment.

Latin complēmentum something that completes, equivalent. to complē(re) to fill up (see complete) + -mentum -ment
Middle English 1350–1400

com′ple•ment′er, n.

12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Complement, supplement both mean to make additions to something. To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole:Two statements from different points of view may complement each other.To supplement is merely to add to:Some additional remarks may supplement his address.

Complement

compliment,

complement

The rare old brandy was a perfect complement to the delicious meal.

complement

A bright scarf complements a dark suit.

compliment

The members paid her the compliment of a standing ovation.

compliment

Everyone complimented him after the recital.

complement n /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/

a person or thing that completes something
a complete amount, number, etc (often in the phrase full complement)
the officers and crew needed to man a ship
a noun phrase that follows a copula or similar verb, as for example an idiot in the sentence He is an idiot
the angle that when added to a specified angle produces a right angle
the class of all things, or of all members of a given universe of discourse, that are not members of a given set
a group of proteins in the blood serum that, when activated by antibodies, causes destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria

vb /ˈkɒmplɪˌmɛnt/

(transitive) to add to, make complete, or form a complement to

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin complēmentum, from complēre to fill up, from com- (intensive) + plēre to fill
USAGE
See note at compliment

单词	complement
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 com•ple•ment /n. ˈkɑmpləmənt; v. ˈkɑmpləˌmɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] something that completes or makes perfect. the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of instructors. Grammar(in grammar) a word or group of words that comes after the verb and that describes or is identified with the subject, as small in The house is small, or that describes or is identified with the object, as president in They elected him president. v. [~ + object] to complete, such as by adding good qualities to; form a complement to:The excellent coffee complemented the brandy and dessert. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 com•ple•ment (n. kom′plə mənt;v. kom′plə ment′),USA pronunciation n. something that completes or makes perfect:A good wine is a complement to a good meal. the quantity or amount that completes anything:We now have a full complement of packers. either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart. full quantity or amount; complete allowance. the full number of officers and crew required on a ship. Grammar a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object, as small in The house is small or president in They elected her president. Cf. object complement, subject complement. any word or group of words used to complete a grammatical construction, esp. in the predicate, including adverbials, as on the table in He put it on the table, infinitives, as to go in They are ready to go, and sometimes objects, as ball in He caught the ball. Mathematics[Geom.]the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 90° or a quarter of a circle. Cf. supplement (def. 4). MathematicsAlso called absolute complement. the set of all the elements of a universal set not included in a given set. Music and Dancethe interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval. Immunology a system in vertebrate blood of 12 or more proteins that react in a cascade to a cell displaying immune complexes or foreign surfaces, acting in various combinations to coat the cell and promote phagocytosis, make holes in the cell wall, or enhance the inflammatory response. any of the proteins in the complement system, designated C1, C2, etc. See complementary color. v.t. to complete; form a complement to:This belt complements the dress better than that one. [Obs.]to compliment. v.i. [Obs.]to compliment. Latin complēmentum something that completes, equivalent. to complē(re) to fill up (see complete) + -mentum -ment Middle English 1350–1400 com′ple•ment′er, n. 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Complement, supplement both mean to make additions to something. To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole:Two statements from different points of view may complement each other.To supplement is merely to add to:Some additional remarks may supplement his address. Complement and compliment, which are pronounced alike and originally shared some meanings, have become separate words with entirely different meanings. As a noun, complement means "something that completes or makes perfect'':The rare old brandy was a perfect complement to the delicious meal.As a verb, complement means "to complete'':A bright scarf complements a dark suit.The noun compliment means "an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration'':The members paid her the compliment of a standing ovation.The verb compliment means "to pay a compliment to'':Everyone complimented him after the recital. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: complement n /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ a person or thing that completes something a complete amount, number, etc (often in the phrase full complement) the officers and crew needed to man a ship a noun phrase that follows a copula or similar verb, as for example an idiot in the sentence He is an idiot the angle that when added to a specified angle produces a right angle the class of all things, or of all members of a given universe of discourse, that are not members of a given set a group of proteins in the blood serum that, when activated by antibodies, causes destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria vb /ˈkɒmplɪˌmɛnt/ (transitive) to add to, make complete, or form a complement to Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin complēmentum, from complēre to fill up, from com- (intensive) + plēre to fill USAGE See note at compliment
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