单词 | complement |
释义 | complement n. & v. --n   1. a something that completes. b one of a pair, or one of two things that go together.   2. (often full complement) the full number needed to man a ship, fill a conveyance, etc.   3. Gram. a word or phrase added to a verb to complete the predicate of a sentence.   4. Biochem. a group of proteins in the blood capable of lysing bacteria etc.   5. Math. any element not belonging to a specified set or class.   6. Geom. the amount by which an angle is less than 90��(cf. SUPPLEMENT). --vtr.   1. complete.   2. form a complement to (the scarf complements her dress). Derivatives complemental adj. Etymology: ME f. L complementum (as COMPLETE) |
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