| 释义 |
comparative美 [kəm'perətɪv] 英 [kəm'pærətɪv] - adj.比较的；相比的；比较而言的；相对的
- n.（形容词或副词的）比较级形式
- 网络相当的；比较性
adj.+n. comparative literature adj. relative,reasonable,fair 1. | 比较的；相比的connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are |
| a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries 两国教育制度的比较研究 | | comparative linguistics 比较语言学 |
2. | 比较而言的；相对的measured or judged by how similar or different it is to sth else |
| Then he was living in comparative comfort(= compared with others or with his own life at a previous time) . 他那时生活比较舒适。 | | The company is a comparative newcomer to the software market(= other companies have been in business much longer) . 就软件市场来说，这家公司相对而言就是新手了。 |
3. | （形容词或副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower 和 more difficult）relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for examplebetter, worse, slower andmore difficult |
1. | （形容词或副词的）比较级形式the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses more in amount, degree or quality |
| ‘Better’ is the comparative of ‘good’ and ‘more difficult’ is the comparative of ‘difficult’. better 是 good 的比较级； more difficult 是 difficult 的比较级。 |
adj. | 1. considered relative to something known, mentioned, or expected 2. based on or using comparisons of different things in the investigation of something 3. describes the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses an increase in quality, quantity, or degree, e.g. "quicker" or "more importantly" 4. judged in comparison to something such as a previous situation or state 5. involving the comparison of two or more things 6. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that shows that someone or something has more of a quality than they previously had or more of it than someone or something else has. For example, ‘newer’ is the comparative form of the adjective ‘new’ and ‘more actively’ is the comparative form of the adverb ‘actively’. 1. considered relative to something known, mentioned, or expected 2. based on or using comparisons of different things in the investigation of something 3. describes the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses an increase in quality, quantity, or degree, e.g. "quicker" or "more importantly" 4. judged in comparison to something such as a previous situation or state 5. involving the comparison of two or more things 6. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that shows that someone or something has more of a quality than they previously had or more of it than someone or something else has. For example, ‘newer’ is the comparative form of the adjective ‘new’ and ‘more actively’ is the comparative form of the adverb ‘actively’. | n. | 1. a comparative form of an adjective or adverb 2. the form of an adjective or adverb that shows that someone or something has more of a quality than they previously had or more of it than someone or something else has |
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