composite

Compared meaning: made by combining several parts (adjective).

比较义项：合成的、由几部分组合而成（形容词）。

• composite 本词

  Emphasizes combining distinct parts (often from different sources) into a single whole; common in technical, artistic, or media contexts like images and materials.

  强调将来自不同来源的若干部分组合成一个整体；常见于技术、艺术或媒体语境，如图像和材料。

  Police released a composite sketch based on witness descriptions.

  警方根据目击者的描述发布了一张拼合画像。

• compound

  Focuses on two or more elements merging to form something new, especially in chemistry, and also works as a noun or verb in unrelated senses.

  侧重于两种或多种成分结合形成新事物，尤其用于化学领域，该词在其他不相关的意义上也可作名词或动词。

  Table salt is a compound formed from sodium and chlorine.

  食盐是由钠和氯形成的化合物。

Composite and compound both describe something made of combined parts. Composite stresses distinct parts joined into one whole, as in a composite image. Compound stresses two or more elements merging into something new, especially in chemistry; compound can be a noun or verb elsewhere.

两个词都能形容由几部分组合成的事物，但语域和典型搭配不同：composite 常见于书面/技术语境，强调把不同来源的部分拼合成一个整体；compound 更常用于日常和科学语境，尤指两种以上成分结合成新事物。composite 没有其他常见义项需要排除；compound 在其他语境中也可作名词（如“化合物”、“院落”）或动词（“使恶化”），但这些用法不在此比较范围内。