complement 音标拼音: [k'ɑmpləmənt]
n . 补足物,补语,余角
vt . 补助,补足
补足物,补语,余角补助,补足
complement 补数; 互补色; 补角
complement 补数 补码
complement n 1 :
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 2 :
a complete number or quantity ; "
a full complement "
3 :
number needed to make up a whole force ; "
a full complement of workers " [
synonym : {
complement }, {
full complement }]
4 :
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect ; "
a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner "; "
wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish " [
synonym :
{
complement }, {
accompaniment }]
5 :
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 6 :
either of two parts that mutually complete each other v 1 :
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 "
Complement \
Com "
ple *
ment \,
n . [
L .
complementun :
cf .
F .
compl ['
e ]
ment .
See {
Complete },
v .
t .,
and cf . {
Compliment }.]
1 .
That which fills up or completes ;
the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete .
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2 .
That which is required to supply a deficiency ,
or to complete a symmetrical whole .
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History is the complement of poetry . --
Sir J .
Stephen .
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3 .
Full quantity ,
number ,
or amount ;
a complete set ;
completeness .
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To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons . --
Hakluyt .
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4 . (
Math .)
A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity .
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5 .
Something added for ornamentation ;
an accessory . [
Obs .]
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Without vain art or curious complements . --
Spenser .
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6 . (
Naut .)
The whole working force of a vessel .
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7 . (
Mus .)
The interval wanting to complete the octave ; --
the fourth is the complement of the fifth ,
the sixth of the third .
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8 .
A compliment . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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{
Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm }.
See under {
Logarithm }.
{
Arithmetical complement of a number } (
Math .),
the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10 ;
as ,
4 is the complement of 6 ,
and 16 of 84 .
{
Complement of an arc }
or {
Complement of an angle } (
Geom .),
the difference between that arc or angle and 90 [
deg ].
{
Complement of a parallelogram }. (
Math .)
See {
Gnomon }.
{
In her complement } (
Her .),
said of the moon when represented as full .
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Complement \
Com "
ple *
ment \,
v .
t .
1 .
To supply a lack ;
to supplement . [
R .]
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2 .
To compliment . [
Obs .] --
Jer .
Taylor .
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267 Moby Thesaurus words for "
complement ":
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A to izzard ,
IC analysis ,
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accessory ,
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addendum ,
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additory ,
additum ,
adjunct ,
adjuvant ,
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aggregate ,
all ,
all and sundry ,
allowance ,
ally ,
alpha and omega ,
alter ego ,
analogon ,
analogue ,
annex ,
annexation ,
answer ,
answer to ,
appanage ,
appendage ,
appendant ,
appositive ,
appurtenance ,
appurtenant ,
assemblage ,
associate ,
attachment ,
attribute ,
attributive ,
augment ,
augmentation ,
bakehead ,
band ,
battalion ,
be -
all ,
be -
all and end -
all ,
beginning and end ,
bellyful ,
bevy ,
black gang ,
body ,
boilerman ,
brigade ,
brother ,
bumper ,
bunch ,
bungs ,
cabal ,
cabin boy ,
capacity ,
cast ,
charge ,
chips ,
clique ,
close copy ,
close match ,
coda ,
coequal ,
cognate ,
cohort ,
commissary steward ,
companion ,
company ,
complete ,
completion ,
concomitant ,
confirmation ,
congenator ,
congener ,
construction modifier ,
consummation ,
contingent ,
continuation ,
coordinate ,
corollary ,
corps ,
correlate ,
correlative ,
correspond ,
correspond to ,
correspondent ,
coterie ,
counterpart ,
covey ,
cram ,
crew ,
crowd ,
crush ,
cutting ,
deckhand ,
deckie ,
deep structure ,
detachment ,
detail ,
direct object ,
division ,
each and every ,
eight ,
eleven ,
enhance ,
enhancement ,
enrichment ,
equivalent ,
everything ,
extension ,
extrapolation ,
faction ,
fellow ,
fill ,
filler ,
fireman ,
first string ,
first team ,
five ,
fixture ,
fleet ,
form -
function unit ,
full house ,
full measure ,
function ,
gang ,
group ,
grouping ,
groupment ,
gun loader ,
gunner ,
hand ,
hospital steward ,
image ,
immediate constituent analysis ,
in -
group ,
increase ,
increment ,
indirect object ,
jam up ,
junta ,
kindred spirit ,
lading ,
landing signalman ,
length and breadth ,
levels ,
like ,
likeness ,
load ,
mail orderly ,
makeweight ,
mate ,
mob ,
modifier ,
mouthful ,
movement ,
navigator ,
near duplicate ,
nine ,
object ,
obverse ,
offshoot ,
oiler ,
one and all ,
out -
group ,
outfit ,
pack ,
package ,
package deal ,
parallel ,
party ,
peer group ,
pendant ,
perfect ,
perfection ,
phalanx ,
phrase structure ,
picture ,
platoon ,
posse ,
predicate ,
purser ,
qualifier ,
quorum ,
quota ,
radio operator ,
ranks ,
reciprocal ,
reciprocate ,
regiment ,
reinforcement ,
reserves ,
respond to ,
round out ,
roustabout ,
rowing crew ,
salon ,
second self ,
second string ,
second team ,
set ,
set off ,
shallow structure ,
side effect ,
side issue ,
similitude ,
simulacrum ,
sister ,
skinful ,
slot ,
slot and filler ,
snip ,
snips ,
snootful ,
soul mate ,
sparks ,
squad ,
stable ,
steward ,
stewardess ,
stoker ,
strata ,
string ,
structure ,
subject ,
such ,
suchlike ,
supplement ,
surface structure ,
syntactic analysis ,
syntactic structure ,
syntactics ,
syntax ,
tagmeme ,
tailpiece ,
tally ,
team ,
the corpus ,
the ensemble ,
the entirety ,
the like of ,
the likes of ,
the lot ,
the whole ,
the whole range ,
third string ,
top off ,
torpedoman ,
tribe ,
troop ,
troupe ,
twin ,
undergirding ,
underlying structure ,
varsity ,
watch ,
wing ,
word arrangement ,
word order ,
yeoman
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COMPLEMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of COMPLEMENT is something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect How to use complement in a sentence Is it complement or compliment?
COMPLEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary COMPLEMENT definition: 1 to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it: 2 a part of a… Learn more
COMPLEMENT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com 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
Complement: Explanation and Examples - Grammar Monster Complement is the term used for a word or words that are needed to complete the meaning of an expression Most phrases and clauses will include a complement of some kind If you can't remove it from your sentence, then it's likely to be a complement
Complement - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com 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 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . complement something to add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list The team needs players who complement each other The flavours in the dish complement each other perfectly
COMPLEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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