contrast

n. 差别, 对比, 对照物
vt. 使对比
vi. 成对照
【计】 反差; 对比度
【化】 反差; 反衬度; 对比度; 衬比度
【医】 对比
相关词组:
by contrast
in contrast
in contrast with
contrast with
contrast sharply with

副词:contrastingly 动词过去式:contrasted 过去分词:contrasted 现在分词:contrasting 第三人称单数:contrasts 形容词:contrastable 

con.trast

v.（动词）
con.trast.ed,con.trast.ing,con.trasts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences:
使对照：为了显出或强调差异而使…对比：
例句：
an essay that contrasts city and country life; contrasted this computer with inferior models.
一篇比较城市和乡村生活的文章；将这部电脑与品质差的机型对比

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To show differences when compared:
比较之下显出区别：
例句：
siblings who contrast sharply in interests and abilities; a color that contrasted clearly with the dark background.
在兴趣和能力上迥然相异的兄弟（姐妹）；与黑色背影形成鲜明对比的颜色

n.（名词）



The act of contrasting; a setting off of dissimilar entities or objects.
对照：对比的行为；通过对比突出不同的实体或物体
The state of being contrasted:
对比，对照：对比之下显示差别的状态：
例句：
red berries standing in vivid contrast against the snow.
红草莓与雪形成鲜明的对比

A difference, especially a strong dissimilarity, between entities or objects compared:
差别悬殊：被比较的实体或物体之间的差异，尤指悬殊差别：
例句：
the contrast between Northern and Southern speech patterns.
北方话与南方话有显著的差别

One thing that is strikingly dissimilar to another:
差别明显：与另一事物炯然相异的一件事物：
例句：
My new school was a welcome contrast to the one before.
我的新学校比以前的好多了

The use of opposing elements, such as colors, forms, or lines, in proximity to produce an intensified effect in a work of art.
明暗对比：在一件艺术品中将相对的要素（如颜色、形状、线条等）放在一起使用以产生强烈的对比效果
The difference in brightness between the light and dark areas of a picture, such as a photograph or video image.
反差：在摄影或电视图象的画面中明处和暗处之间的亮度差别

来源：
French contraster
法语 contraster
from Italian contrastare
源自 意大利语 contrastare
from Medieval Latin contr3st3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 contr3st3re
Latin contr3- [contra-]
拉丁语 contr3- [前缀，表.相反.]
Latin st3re [to stand] * see st3-
拉丁语 st3re [站立] *参见 st3-

【引伸】
contrast.able
adj.（形容词）
contrast.ingly
adv.（副词）
The nouncontrast may be followed by between, with, or to :
名词contrast 后面可以跟 between,with 或 to ：
例句：
There is a sharp contrast between his earlier and later works.
他的早期作品和晚期作品截然不同。

例句：
In contrast with (or less frequently, to ) his early works, the later plays are brittle and highly theatrical.
与其早期的作品相比（或不经常用的 to ） ，其晚期的戏剧敏感且极富戏剧性。

Whencontrast is used as a transitive verb, bothwith and to may follow, thoughwith is more common:
当contrast 被用作及物动词时， 后面可跟with 和 to ， 但with 更为普遍：
例句：
He contrasts the naturalistic early plays with (or to ) the brittle later comedies.
他早期的自然主义风格戏剧与（或者可用 to ） 敏感的晚期喜剧形成鲜明的对比