complementary

英 [ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri]

美 [ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri]

adj. 互补的; 补充的; 相互补足的

Collins.1 / BNC.6673 / COCA.8490

牛津词典

adj.

互补的；补充的；相互补足的
two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features
1. 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。

ADJ 相互补充的;相辅相成的
Complementarythings are different from each other but make a good combination.
1. To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary...
  想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。
2. Many plain tiles and complementary borders are also available...
  多种素色的瓷砖和配套的腰线也在售
3. He has done experiments complementary to those of Eigen.
  他做了一些实验，作为对艾根实验的补充。
ADJ 补充医学的(不同于西医的治疗方法，如针灸、顺势疗法)
Complementarymedicine refers to ways of treating patients which are different from the ones used by most Western doctors, for example acupuncture and homoeopathy.
1. ...combining orthodox treatment with a wide range of complementary therapies.
  把传统的治疗方法与各种补充疗法结合

noun

either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
1. yellow and blue are complementaries
Synonym:complementary color

adj

acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Synonym:complementalcompleting
of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
1. `male' and `female' are complementary terms

The CSC Catalyst and RUP frameworks have a natural synergy because of their structural similarities and complementary content.
由于它们在结构上的相似性和内容上的互补性，CSCCatalyst和RUP框架有着自然的合作优势。
OSGi and SCA can be complementary.
OSGi和SCA可以是互补的。
China and India play complementary roles in the global economy.
中国和印度在全球经济中发挥着互补的作用。
These new initiatives are not necessarily superior or even complementary to a multilateral IMF.
这些新举措不一定更优越，甚至也说不上对多边的imf形成补充。
Complementary Colors are indigo and yellow, blue and orange and so on.
互补的颜色有靛兰和黄、蓝和橙等。
Two complementary exhibitions are on show at the Africa Centre
两场互为补充的展览正在非洲中心展出。
He has done experiments complementary to those of Eigen.
他做了一些实验，作为对艾根实验的补充。
Heroic sacrifice in war does not contradict self-preservation: they are opposite and complementary.
战争中勇敢牺牲和保存自己并不矛盾，二者是相反相成的。
They can, however, be complementary to other types of cloud computing.
但是，它们可以对其他类型的云计算起补充作用。
First, they provide complementary mechanisms for describing documents.
首先，它们提供了相互补充的文档描述机制。