名詞 complement:

1. a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
2. a complete number or quantity
3. number needed to make up a whole force
   同義詞：full complement
4. something added to complete or make perfect
5. one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
6. either of two parts that mutually complete each other

動(dòng)詞 complement:

1. make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to

1. His business skill complements her flair for design.
   他的經(jīng)營(yíng)技巧和她的設(shè)計(jì)才能相輔相成。
2. A wine is a complement to a good meal.
   美食加美酒才算完備。
3. This wine complements the food perfectly.
   用這種酒配這種菜肴最妙不過(guò)了。

com.ple.ment

n.（名詞）

Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection.
補(bǔ)充物：補(bǔ)充物、補(bǔ)足、或使完美
The quantity or number needed to make up a whole:
補(bǔ)足整體所需要的量或數(shù)字：
例句：
shelves with a full complement of books.
裝滿補(bǔ)充書籍的架子

Either of two parts that complete the whole or mutually complete each other.
補(bǔ)數(shù)：組成一個(gè)整體的兩部分中的一個(gè)或二者互相補(bǔ)充
An angle related to another so that the sum of their measures is 90=.
余角：兩角和為90°，其中一個(gè)角叫做另一個(gè)角的余角
Grammar A word or words used after a verb to complete a predicate construction; for example, the phraseto eat ice cream in We like to eat ice cream.
【語(yǔ)法】 補(bǔ)語(yǔ)：跟在一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后的一個(gè)或幾個(gè)單詞共同組成的謂語(yǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)；例如，在我們喜歡吃冰淇淋 一句中的短語(yǔ) 吃冰淇淋
Music An interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval.
【音樂】 補(bǔ)充音程：特定的音程與全八度音程之間的間隔
The full crew of officers and enlisted personnel required to run a ship.
船上定員：行駛船舶所要求配備的全體官員和在編士兵
Biochemistry A complex system of proteins found in normal blood serum that combines with antibodies to destroy pathogenic bacteria and other foreign cells.Also called alexin
【生物化學(xué)】 （血清中的）補(bǔ)體：在普通血清中由抗體組成的破壞病原細(xì)菌與外來(lái)細(xì)胞的一種復(fù)雜的蛋白質(zhì)系統(tǒng)也作 alexin
Logic Mathematics For a universal set, the set of all elements in the set that are not in a specified subset.
【邏輯學(xué)】 【數(shù)學(xué)】 補(bǔ)集：對(duì)任意一個(gè)集合，這個(gè)集合的所有元素不共存在于它的任一子集合
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
com.ple.ment.ed,com.ple.ment.ing,com.ple.ments[-mμnt.]
To serve as a complement to:
補(bǔ)足：
例句：
Roses in a silver bowl complement the handsome cherry table.
銀碗中的玫瑰更為這張漂亮的櫻桃色桌子添彩

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin complômentum
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) complômentum
from complôre [to fill out] * see complete
源自 complôre [裝滿] *參見 complete

Complement and compliment, though quite distinct in meaning, are sometimes confused because they are pronounced the same. Complement means .something that completes or brings to perfection.:
Complement 和 compliment， 雖然在意義上截然不同， 但是因?yàn)樗鼈儼l(fā)音相同所以時(shí)常被混淆。 Complement 意思是.補(bǔ)足或使…完美.：
例句：
The antique silver was a complement to the beautifully set table.Compliment
配上這個(gè)古銀器，這套美麗的桌子就完美無(wú)缺了。Compliment

means .an expression or act of courtesy or praise.:
意思是.客氣或贊揚(yáng)的表情或動(dòng)作.：
例句：
They gave us a compliment on our beautifully set table.
他們對(duì)我們這張漂亮的桌子表示贊許。