contrast

名词 n. 动词 v.
/kənˈtɹɑːst/    /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/|/ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.; The degree of this difference. uncountable
    — The red and the orange don't have much contrast between them — I can hardly tell them apart.
  2. A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.; A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed. countable
    — Ohh, you can't fool me. This thing's top of the line! It's got two contrast knobs!
  3. A difference between two objects, people or concepts. countable
    — Israel is a country of many contrasts.
  4. Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else. countable
    — Why this denunciation of idolatry at this point? And why are Shabbat and the sanctuary mentioned as contrasts to idol worship?
  5. Antithesis. countable,rhetoric,uncountable
  6. Contrast medium uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint. transitive
  2. To form a contrast. intransitive,often
    — Foreground and background strongly contrast.

词形变化

contrasts plural contrasts present,singular,third-person contrasting participle,present contrasted participle,past contrasted past

词源

词源 1
From French contraster, from Latin contrāstāre (“to resist", "to withstand”), from contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”).
词源 2
From French contraster, from Latin contrāstāre (“to resist", "to withstand”), from contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”).
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