comparative

英 [kəmˈpærətɪv]

美 [kəmˈpærətɪv]

adj.  比较的; 相比的; 比较而言的; 相对的; 比较级的(如better、worse、slower和more difficult)
n.  (形容词或副词的)比较级形式

复数：comparatives　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 比较的；相比的
  connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are
  1. a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries
     两国教育制度的比较研究
  2. comparative linguistics
     比较语言学
• 比较而言的；相对的
  measured or judged by how similar or different it is to sth else
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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 example better, worse, slower and more difficult

noun

• （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
  1. ‘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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (状态)相对的，比较而言的
  You usecomparativeto show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example,comparativecalm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
  1. ...those who manage to reach the comparative safety of Fendel...
     达到“芬司匹利”药品相对安全标准的那些药
  2. The task was accomplished with comparative ease.
     相对而言，任务完成得比较轻松。
• ADJ (研究)比较的
  Acomparativestudy is a study that involves the comparison of two or more things of the same kind.
  1. ...a comparative study of the dietary practices of people from various regions of India.
     对印度各地区的人饮食习惯的比较研究
  2. ...a professor of English and comparative literature.
     研究英语和比较文学的教授
• ADJ (形容词或副词)比较级的
  In grammar, thecomparativeform of an adjective or adverb shows that something has more of a quality than something else has. For example, 'bigger' is the comparative form of 'big', and 'more quickly' is the comparative form of 'quickly'.
  1. Comparativeis also a noun.
     
  2. The comparative of 'pretty' is 'prettier'.
     pretty的比较级形式是prettier。

英英释义

noun

• the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
  1. `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'
  2. `less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'
  3. `more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'
  Synonym:comparative degree

adj

• estimated by comparison
  1. a relative stranger
  Synonym:relative
• relating to or based on or involving comparison
  1. comparative linguistics

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