词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

complementary 强调指两个或多个事物相互补充、完善,supplementary 则侧重指额外添加的、用以补充或完善主要部分的事物

使用场景对比

对比方面complementarysupplementary
核心含义指两个或多个事物相互补充、完善,共同形成一个整体,强调彼此之间的和谐与互益关系。指额外添加的、用以补充或完善主要部分的事物,常用于描述材料、信息或资源。
词性形容词形容词
使用语域常与介词“to”连用,表示对某事物的补充,强调两者之间的互补关系,如“complementary to something”。常与介词 'to' 连用,表示对某事物的补充,如 'supplementary to the main report'。也可用 'for' 表示补充的目的,如 'supplementary materials for the course'。

对比例句

complementary

Their skills are complementary, so they work well together on projects.

他们的技能互补,因此在项目上合作得很好。

complementary

The blue and orange colors are complementary and create a vibrant contrast.

蓝色和橙色是互补色,能形成鲜明的对比。

supplementary

The teacher gave us supplementary exercises to practice after class.

老师给了我们一些补充练习,让我们课后做。

supplementary

I took a supplementary job on weekends to earn extra money.

我周末做了一份兼职工作来赚点外快。

常见误用提醒

使用 complementary:His opinion is complementary with mine. → His opinion is complementary to mine. (错误使用了介词“with”,正确应为“to”,因为“complementary”常与“to”搭配表示补充关系。)

使用 complementary:They have complementary skills, but they always argue. → They have complementary skills, so they collaborate effectively. (例句逻辑矛盾,互补技能通常促进合作而非冲突,应调整上下文以体现和谐关系。)

使用 supplementary:This is a supplementary of the main book. → This is supplementary to the main book. (错误使用了 'of','supplementary' 通常与 'to' 搭配表示补充关系,意为 '对...的补充'。)