"complementary" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 互补的

Definition

当两样东西是互补的时候，它们能很好地结合在一起，因为每一样都让对方变得更好或更完整。常用于描述互相增强的技能、产品、颜色或角色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“互补的”为正式或中性表达，不要与英语中的“complimentary”混淆（后者指免费或称赞）。常见搭配有“互补色”、“互补技能”、“互补产品”。常用于团队协作、搭配等场景。

Examples

Blue and orange are complementary colors.

蓝色和橙色是**互补的**颜色。

Their skills are complementary; she is creative and he is organized.

他们的技能是**互补的**，她有创造力，他很有条理。

The two medicines are complementary when used together.

这两种药物一起用时是**互补的**。

These two companies have complementary products that expand each other's markets.

这两家公司有**互补的**产品，可以拓展彼此的市场。

Our personalities are really complementary—I love talking, and he enjoys listening.

我们的性格真的很**互补**——我喜欢说话，他喜欢倾听。

Yoga and running can be complementary activities for staying healthy.

瑜伽和跑步可以是保持健康的**互补**活动。