[xiē hòu yǔ, ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ, 歇后语 / 歇後語] stable figure of speech contrasting two incompatible parts, such as English "snowball's chances in hell" or Chinese 馬尾穿豆腐|马尾穿豆腐 stringing beancurd on horsetail #66,786[Add to Longdo]
[sān hún qī pò, ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧ ㄆㄛˋ, 三魂七魄] three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man #113,849[Add to Longdo]
[hōng yún tuō yuè, ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ, 烘云托月 / 烘雲托月] lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (成语 saw); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero #194,267[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contrasting
adj 1: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting
(or contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrasting},
{contrastive}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
