complementary的词源

英文词源

complementary (adj.)

1620s, "ceremonious," from complement + -ary. Sense "forming a complement" attested from 1829, earliest in complementary colors.

中文词源

complementary：补足的，补余的；相互补足的；不另收费的，免费赠送的

词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -ple-充满 + -ment名词词尾 + -ary形容词词尾

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