contrast
v.
1690s, from French contraster (Old French contrester), modified by or from Italian contrastare "stand out against, strive, contend," from Vulgar Latin *contrastare "to withstand," from Latin contra "against" (see contra) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).Middle English had contrest "to fight against, to withstand," which became extinct. Modern word re-introduced as an art term. Related: Contrasted; contrasting; contrastive.
n.
1711, from contrast, v..
〔李〕[contra-=against 相对；st=to stand 站立⇒“to stand against 相对而立”→] vt. set（two things）side by side to show their difference 使对比，使对照
〔李〕[contra- = in opposition 相对；st = to stand 站立→“to stand in opposition相对而立”→]Ⅰv. set in opposition in order to show differ-ence使对比