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contrast 音標拼音: [k'ɑntræst] [kəntr'æst] vt. 使與…對比,使與…對照
vi. 與…形成對照
n. 對比,對照,差異 使與…對比,使與…對照與…形成對照對比,對照,差異 contrast對比 contrast對比 反襯 contrast n 1: the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; " in contrast to", " by contrast" [ synonym: { contrast}, { direct contrast}] 2: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences 3: a conceptual separation or distinction; " there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [ synonym: { line}, { dividing line}, { demarcation}, { contrast}] 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) v 1: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; " The middle school teacher contrasted her best student' s work with that of her weakest student" 2: to show differences when compared; be different; " the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" [ synonym: { contrast}, { counterpoint}] Contrast \ Con" trast\ ( k[ o^] n" tr[. a] st), n. [ F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto.] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [ 1913 Webster] place the prospect of the soul In sober contrast with reality. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. [ 1913 Webster] The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. -- Whewell. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other' s peculiarities. -- Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster]
Contrast \ Con* trast"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Contrasting}.] [ F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra stare to stand. See { Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. [ 1913 Webster] The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. -- Lyell. [ 1913 Webster]
Contrast \ Con* trast"\, v. t. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Fine Arts) 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. [ 1913 Webster] the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 194 Moby Thesaurus words for " contrast": allegory, analogize, analogy, antagonism, anteposition, antipathy, antithesis, arc lighting, assimilate, bad copy, bad likeness, balance, balancing, black and white, bracket, bring into analogy, bring into comparison, bump heads, camouflage, chiaroscuro, clashing, collate, collision, comparative anatomy, comparative degree, comparative grammar, comparative judgment, comparative linguistics, comparative literature, comparative method, compare, compare and contrast, compare with, comparing, comparison, conflict, confront, confrontation, confrontment, contend, contention, contradiction, contradistinction, contraindication, contrapose, contraposit, contraposition, contrariety, contrastiveness, correlation, counteract, counterpose, counterposition, cross- purposes, decorative lighting, departure, deviation, difference, differentiate, direct lighting, disaccord, disaccordance, disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discordance, discrepancy, discreteness, discriminate, disguise, disparity, dissemblance, dissent, dissimilarity, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, distinguish, divergence, divergency, diversity, draw a comparison, draw a parallel, electric lighting, enlightenment, face, far cry, festoon lighting, floodlighting, fluorescent lighting, front, gaslighting, glow lighting, heterogeneity, highlights, hostility, illumination, inaccordance, incandescent lighting, incommensurability, incomparability, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, indirect lighting, inequality, inharmoniousness, inharmony, inimicalness, irradiation, irreconcilability, juxtapose, lie opposite, light and shade, lighting, liken, liken to, likening, makeup, match, matching, measure against, meet head- on, mere caricature, metaphor, metaphorize, mixture, nonconformity, nonuniformity, odds, oppose, opposing, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, otherness, overhead lighting, parallel, parallelism, perversity, place against, polar opposition, polarity, polarization, polarize, poor imitation, pose against, posing against, proportion, put in opposition, radiation, relate, relation, repugnance, run a comparison, separateness, set against, set in contrast, set in opposition, set off, set off against, set over against, showdown, simile, similitude, similize, spot lighting, stage lighting, stand opposed, stand opposite, strip lighting, subtend, tonality, trope of comparison, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unresemblance, unsameness, unsimilarity, variance, variation, variegation, variety, view together, weigh, weigh against, weighing
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