contrast
/ˈkɒntrɑːst/ (noun), /kənˈtrɑːst/ (verb)
EN
The state or act of comparing two or more things to highlight their differences; a clear difference between two or more compared entities.
The contrast between the hot desert days and cold nights is very striking.
Etymology
Derived from the 17th-century French contraste, from the Italian contrasto meaning 'opposition', which originates from the Latin contrastare meaning 'to withstand, oppose'. It entered English as both noun and verb by the mid-1600s.
Translations
简体中文
对比,差异,反差
繁體中文
對比,差異,反差
日本語
対比,コントラスト,差異
한국어
대비,콘트라스트,차이
Deutsch
Kontrast,Gegenüberstellung,Unterschied
Español
contraste,diferencia,oposición
Português
contraste,diferença,comparação
Français
contraste,différence,opposition
Tiếng Việt
tương phản,đối比,sự khác biệt
Related Words
differencecomparisonoppositiondistinction