词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

complimentary 强调complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的,complementary 则侧重指两个或多个事物相互补充、完善

使用场景对比

对比方面complimentarycomplementary
核心含义complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的,常用于表达免费赠送或礼貌性的称赞。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。
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使用语域常用于 be complimentary about sth 或 be complimentary to sb 结构,表示对某事或某人表示称赞。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”。

对比例句

complimentary

She was very complimentary about my new dress.

她对我的新裙子赞不绝口。

complimentary

The hotel offers complimentary breakfast to all guests.

这家酒店为所有客人提供免费早餐。

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。

常见误用提醒

使用 complimentary:He gave me a complement ticket. → He gave me a complimentary ticket. (complement 意为“补充”或“补足”,而 complimentary 表示“免费的”或“称赞的”,这里应用 complimentary 指免费门票。)

使用 complimentary:She was very complementary about my work. → She was very complimentary about my work. (complementary 意为“互补的”或“补充的”,而 complimentary 表示“称赞的”,这里应用 complimentary 来表达赞美之意。)

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。)