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complementary
互补色；互补色之一
A complementary colour; either of two colours that make white (in light) or grey (in pigments) when mixed together.
- 1.
A complementary colour.
互补色。
- 2.
either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
两种混合后产生白色(光)或灰色(颜料)的互补色之一
- 3.
An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
与另一角相加等于90度的角。
余角；互余角；互补色。；两种混合后产生白色(光)或灰色(颜料)的互补色之一；与另一角相加等于90度的角。
In use
In color theory, red and green are complementaries.
When you mix two complementaries, you get a neutral gray.
The artist chose a complementary to make the painting more vibrant.
yellow and blue are complementaries
complementary of [color]
用于描述颜色关系。
The complementary of blue is orange.
蓝色的互补色是橙色。
be a complementary to [color]
也可用'complementary of'。
Green is a complementary to red.
绿色是红色的互补色。
in complementary with [color]
Connections
Collocations
- complementary colors
- 互补色
- Red and green are complementary colors.红色和绿色是互补色。
- complementary pairs
- 互补对
- The color wheel shows complementary pairs like blue and orange.色轮显示了像蓝色和橙色这样的互补对。
- complementary harmonies
- 互补和谐
- Artists often use complementary harmonies to create contrast.艺术家经常使用互补和谐来创造对比。
- split complementary
- 分裂互补
- The split complementary scheme uses one color and two adjacent to its complement.分裂互补方案使用一种颜色及其互补色相邻的两种颜色。
- complementary relationship
- 互补关系
- There is a complementary relationship between yellow and purple.黄色和紫色之间存在互补关系。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
互补色（complementary）中 'comple' 像 'complete'，两种颜色合起来才完整。
Context & Register
专业术语，多用于艺术、设计、光学等领域，指两种颜色混合产生白色或灰色的关系。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式complementaries
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words above share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /ntri/ as in 'complementary'. Note that words like 'customary' (/ˈkʌstəˌmɛri/) have a different stress pattern and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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