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 best partnerships are based on mutual respect, complementary skills and aligned objectives.
最好的合作关系建立在相互尊重、能力互补和目标一致的基础之上。
We can be complementary.
我们可以互补。
The Yin and Yang forces are opposing but complementary to each other.
阴阳交错。
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。
Teaching and research are complementary to each other.
教学和科研相辅相成。
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。
A construction method of binary complementary sequence pair set was proposed with theoretical proof.
提出了一种二元互补序列偶集的构造方法，并给出了相应的理论证明。
Discipline and love should be complementary to each other.
训诫和爱应该是相辅相成的。
The rise, development and application of value chain accounting play better complementary role in the current accounting.
价值链会计的产生、发展和应用，对现行会计起了很好的补充作用。
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。