non-complementary
adjective (also noncomplementary) uk/ˌnɒn.kɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/ us/ˌnɑːn.kɑːm.pləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
(NOT GOOD TOGETHER)
formal不能互补的，不协调的
not working usefully together
Misunderstandings often stem from an institution's non-complementary goals.
Food producers and governments may have non-complementary and sometimes conflicting economic, social, and environmental objectives. 食品生产商和政府在经济、社会和环境的目标上可能并不协调，有时甚至相互冲突。
Opposite: complementary
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- This unforeseen clinical outcome stemmed from the use of non-complementary antibiotics.
- Methodological differences between the two studies may explain the non-complementary results.
- Subjects did not attempt to process non-complementary messages simultaneously.
- Physicists' theories predict that B-mesons and anti-B-mesons will sometimes decay in non-complementary ways.
- We must try to understand how these apparently noncomplementary responses would be produced.
(COLOURS)
art, computing specialized非补色
Non-complementary colours are not complementary (= they do not combine with each other to make black or white).
This illusion can be created by using two non-complementary colours together. 同时使用两种非补色可以创造出这样的错觉。
Opposite: complementary
Compare: analogous
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- A pair of noncomplementary colours provide poor contrast and a poor user experience.