| 单词 | contrast |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kɔntræst] |
| 解释 | v./n.对比 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v./n. 对比(a comparison showing striking differences) 【记】 contra(反)+st=stand (站) →反站→对比 【例】 Careful contrast of the two plans shows up some key differences. |
| 字源 | contrast (v.) 1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withstand," which became extinct. Modern word re-introduced as an art term. Related: Contrasted; contrasting; contrastive. contrast (n.) 1711, from contrast (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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