com·ple·men·ta·ry

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 / complement
compliment / complement
- These words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them:
  She complimented me on my English.她夸奖我的英语好。
  If one thing complements another, the two things work or look better because they are together:
  The different flavours complement each other perfectly.不同的味道搭配在一起，可口极了。
- 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。
  It can also mean ‘free’:
  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。
  Complementary:
  The team members have different but complementary skills.队员技术不同但能互补。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- essentially
- mutually
preposition
- to

单词	complementary
释义	com·ple·men·ta·ry 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: She complimented me on my English.她夸奖我的英语好。 If one thing complements another, the two things work or look better because they are together: The different flavours complement each other perfectly.不同的味道搭配在一起，可口极了。 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。 It can also mean ‘free’: 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。 Complementary: The team members have different but complementary skills.队员技术不同但能互补。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb essentially mutually preposition to
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