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comparative

adjective
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🔊/kəmˈpærətɪv/
🔊/kəmˈpærətɪv/
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  1.  
    measured or judged by how similar or different it is to something else比较而言的；相对的 synonym relative
    • 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。🔊🔊
  2.  
    connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are比较的；相比的
    • 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
  3. (grammar语法) relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for example better, worse, slower and more difficult （形容词或副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower 和 more difficult）compare superlativeTopics Languagea2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’.

comparative

noun
🔊/kəmˈpærətɪv/
🔊/kəmˈpærətɪv/
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  1. the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses more in amount, degree or quality（形容词或副词的）比较级形式
    • ‘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。🔊🔊
    compare superlativeTopics Languagea2
    Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’.