Contrast
['kɒntrɑːst] or ['kɑntræst]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of distinguishing by comparing differences.
(noun.) 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).
(noun.) the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors.
(noun.) the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; 'in contrast to', 'by contrast'.
(verb.) put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; 'The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student'.
(verb.) to show differences when compared; be different; 'the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities'.
丹尼尔編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
(v. t.) To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.
(v. t.) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.
(n.) The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities.
(n.) Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.
(n.) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities.
錄入:诺顿
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Exhibition of differences.[2]. Opposition, difference.
v. a. Set off by opposition, exhibit the differences of.
v. n. Show difference, exhibit a contrast.
錄入:门罗
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Opposition, contrariety, dissimilarity
ANT:Harmony, similarity, comparison, similitude
校對:内尔
解釋/意思:
v.i. to stand in opposition to.—v.t. to set in opposition in order to show superiority or give effect.—n. Con′trast opposition or unlikeness in things compared: exhibition of differences.—adj. Contrast′ive.
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例句/造句/用法:
- It is well watered, and its affluent vegetation gains effect by contrast with the barren hills that tower on either side. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- And very white he looked, in contrast with the roses. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Then her thoughts went back to Milton, with a strange sense of the contrast between the life there, and here. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Nothing could exceed in beauty the contrast between these two excellent creatures. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Dine with the Lord Mayor of London (if you can get an invitation) and observe the contrast. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- His figure seemed very tall as he entered, and stood in contrast with the three ladies, none of whom could boast a stature much beyond the average. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The multiplicity of its appeals--the perpetual surprise of its contrasts and resemblances! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- A contrast indeed to this gay scene of worldly pleasure--but then I have always lived on contrasts! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Her visit to the Girls' Club had first brought her in contact with the dramatic contrasts of life. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- With some excess of patriotic pride, he contrasts these with what he calls the seven wonders of American invention. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- He closes his picture with a rollicking burst of humor which contrasts finely with the grief of the mother and her children. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Her lord being cherubic, she was necessarily majestic, according to the principle which matrimonially unites contrasts. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I made you talk: ere long I found you full of strange contrasts. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Observe their three heads: much alike at a first glance; at a second, different; at a third, contrasted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- India, a galaxy of contrasted races, religions, and cultures, Dravidian, Mongolian, and Aryan, became a nation. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- In their modes of expressing thought, these two generals contrasted quite as strongly as in their other characteristics. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- This dangerous aspect of Ladislaw was strangely contrasted with other habits which became matter of remark. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- She wore an amber-coloured flower, too, in her hair: it contrasted well with the jetty mass of her curls. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I knew that--and yet even the mention of his age, when I contrasted it with hers, added to my blind hatred and distrust of him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Her look of confidence and diffidence contrasted with Ursula's sensitive expectancy. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- But as if to repress such vainglorious thoughts, there stood in the transept of the building, surrounded by and contrasting with the handiworks of man, one of the simplest productions of Nature. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- This contrasting of them with the rest seemed, I was glad to see, to do them good with her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- She was pale and fair, and her golden hair clustered on her temples, contrasting its rich hue with the living marble beneath. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The first contrasting conception considered is that of preparing or getting ready for some future duty or privilege. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- A young and clever man was coming into that lonely heath from, of all contrasting places in the world, Paris. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
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