compliment和complement用法辨析

1. compliment

n. /'kɒmplɪmənt/.

赞扬;称赞;致意;问候;祝贺

v. /'kɒmplɪment/

赞美;称赞;钦佩

第三人称单数： compliments 复数： compliments 现在分词： complimenting 过去式： complimented 过去分词： complimented

2. complement [ˈkɑːmplɪment , ˈkɑːmplɪmənt]

v.

补充;补足;使完美;使更具吸引力

n.

补充物;补足物;足数;足额;补足语;补语

构词法分析：

complement和 compliment ▬它们共同音标： 英['kɒmplɪm(ə)nt]美[ˈkɑmpləmənt]

▬形象会意分析：

complement=comple（te）+ment（名词后缀表心智），可以理解在完全彻底基础上去掉te后变成补充东西，故引申义：n. 补语；余角；补足物vt. 补足，补助

compliment=compl(y)把y变i+ment（名词后缀表心智），就是comply（v.遵从;服从;顺从）变名词后意思：n.赞扬;称赞;致意。

compliment

▬造句连读记忆：This word that is compliment is used as a complement..(赞美这个词可以做补语)

▬语音再次直接连读：Compliment complement. 。

▬词意对比串联：赞美补语。

She complimented me on my English.

她夸奖我的英语好。

The different flavours complement each other perfectly.

不同的味道搭配在一起，可口极了。

上述词的形容词亦常混淆。

She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.

她对我的英语赞赏有加。

Complimentary can also mean ‘free’. 该词亦含免费赠送之意：

There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.

我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。

The team members have different but complementary skills.

队员技术不同但能互补。

两词经典例句；

1）compliment的经典例句

You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments.（名词）

对女人说些恭维话没有坏处。

We consider it a compliment to be called 'conservative'. （名词）

我们认为被称作“保守分子”是对我们的一种赞赏。

My compliments to the chef. （名词）（复数）

请向厨师代为致意

Compliments of the season! (= for Christmas or the New Year)

谨致节日的祝贺！（圣诞节或新年时的贺词）（名词）（复数）

Please accept these flowers with the compliments of (= as a gift from) the manager.

请接受经理送的鲜花。（名词）（复数）

Give my compliments to your lovely wife when you write home.

写信回家的时候，代我问候你可爱的妻子。（名词）（复数）

On my bedside table awaited, with the compliments of the management, an appetizing

breakfast. （名词）（复数）

一份让人垂涎的早餐摆在我的床头桌上，那是管理人员的一点小意思。

The actors have entertained us so splendidly during this

weekend, I think it's time we returned the compliment. （名词）

这周末演员们给我们带来了精彩的演出，我觉得我们该回请他们了。

Please give this to your boss with my compliments. （名词）

请把这个给你的老板，算是我的一点心意。

'Well done, Cassandra,' Crook said. She blushed, but accepted the compliment with good grace. （名词）

“干得好，卡桑德拉。”克鲁克说。她脸一下子红了，但还是很有风度地接受了恭维。

It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job. （名词）

获聘请做这项工作是一项极大的荣誉。

They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.（动词）

每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。

She complimented him on his excellent German.

她夸奖他德语棒极了。

His lips curved up in the obligatory smile, acknowledging the compliment

他嘴边礼节性地挤出一个微笑，以示对称赞致谢。

It mustn't sound like a contrived compliment.

它听起来不能像是虚情假意的恭维。

She may be fishing for a compliment and welcome your reassurance

她也许是在拐弯抹角地想获得称赞，希望得到你的肯定。

Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand

劳拉随意挥了挥左手算是听到了这个赞扬。

2）complement 经典例句

The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list.

佳肴佐以美酒，可称完美无缺。

The team needs players who complement each other .

球队需要能够相互取长补短的队员。

We've taken our full complement of trainees this year.

我们今年接收的实习生已满员。

Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beanswell.

肉豆蔻、西芹和苹果酒都能很好地突出这些豆子的味道。

There will be a written examination to complement the practical test

会有笔试作为实践考试的补充。

The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser

绿色的墙纸完美地衬托出衣橱那年代久远的松木。

We complement one another perfectly.

我们相互取长补短，堪称完美。

Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.

在寻找解决这些问题的方法时，需要有政治知识作为对科学知识的补充。

Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows.

克洛斯岛上没有一所房子的窗户仍旧是齐全的。

Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men.

每艘船的编制人数约为军官12位，船员250名。