contrast

['kɔntræst,kən'træst; 'kɔn.træst,kən'træst]

词形变化: contrastable contrastingly contrasted contrasted contrasting contrasts

  • 正在加载“contrast”的释义
例句用法 短语词组 近反义词 海词讲解 英英解释

1.

The coastal areas have mild winters, but by contrast the central plains become extremely cold.

沿海地区的冬天天气暖和,可是相比之下中部平原却异常寒冷。

2.

The black furnishings provide an interesting contrast to the white walls.

黑色家具和白色墙壁形成很有意思的对比。

【近义词】

【词源解说】

17世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自法语的contraster,意为显示出对立;最初源自拉丁语的contra,意为反对。

【词义辨析】

compare compare to compare with contrast
compare: 侧重比较两个或更多东西的异同优劣,强调相同或类似之处。
compare to: 指两物有类似或相似之处,从而“把(一物)比作(另一物)。”
compare with: 指“把……用……作比较”以便找出差异或好坏。
contrast: 指比较两个或更多东西之间的差异,侧重不同点。

【词语用法】

  1. in contrast with 和in contrast to的区别:两者均可以解释为“和……做对比”,但后者的用法较为普遍;
  2. contrast后面常接to,偶尔也接with,表示“对比或相反的东西”。
    • Black is a contrast to (with) white.
      黑与白是对立的。
  3. contrast with普遍用法解释为“跟…对照”,通常不能省略with。
    • The flowers contrast with the grass.
      花和草是对照的。
  • 错句举例与错句分析

    错句:He contrasted his own forward-looking approach to the conservative stance of his republican challenger.

    纠正:He contrasted his own forward-looking approach with the conservative stance of his republican challenger

    翻译:他把自己积极前瞻性的看法与共和党保守立场的挑战者相比较。

    分析:在例句中使用介词短语in contrast to是没错,但是动词contrast后面不跟to。

名词 contrast:

1.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared, "by contrast"

同义词:direct contrast

2.

the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

3.

a conceptual separation or distinction

同义词:line,dividing line,demarcation

4.

the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

5.

the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

动词 contrast:

1.

put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

2.

to show differences when compared; be different

同义词:counterpoint

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