complementary
adjective /ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri/
/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/
- complementary (to something) two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features
互补的；补充的；相互补足的 - The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.
学校与家长的教育方法必须相辅相成。 - We provide a service that is essentially complementary to that of the banks.
我们提供的服务是对银行服务的必要补充。
Which Word? compliment / complementcompliment / complement- These words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them:
这两个词拼写相似，但意义完全不同。compliment 指赞美、称赞： - She complimented me on my English.
她夸奖我的英语好。
complement 表示相辅相成、相配合： - The different flavours complement each other perfectly.
不同的味道搭配在一起，可口极了。
- She complimented me on my English.
- The adjectives are also often confused. Complimentary:
- She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.
她对我的英语赞赏有加。
该词亦含免费赠送之义： - There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.
我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。
- The team members have different but complementary skills.
队员技术不同但能互补。
- She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- essentially
- mutually
- to
- The school's approach must be complementary to that of the parents.