词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

compliment 强调compliment 指表达赞美、恭维或敬意,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complimentcomplementary
核心含义compliment 指表达赞美、恭维或敬意,可作名词表示称赞的话语,或作动词表示称赞某人。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。
词性动词、名词形容词
使用语域作动词时常用 'compliment someone on something' 结构,表示因某事称赞某人;作名词时常用 'pay/give a compliment' 或 'receive a compliment'。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

compliment

She complimented me on my new haircut, which made my day.

她称赞了我的新发型,让我一整天都很开心。

compliment

He always pays sincere compliments to his colleagues to boost morale.

他总是真诚地称赞同事,以提高士气。

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 compliment:I want to compliment for your help. → I want to compliment you on your help. (错误在于使用了错误的介词 'for'。正确用法是 'compliment someone on something',其中 'on' 引出称赞的具体内容。)

使用 compliment:She gave me a compliment about my dress. → She gave me a compliment on my dress. (虽然 'about' 在某些语境中可用,但 'compliment on' 是更标准和高频的搭配,强调针对特定方面的赞美。)

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。)