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

双语例句

• The accursed shark alone can in any generic respect be said to bear comparative analogy to the dog.
  就一般情况说来，只有那种可恶的鲨鱼，才可以说是具有跟狗相似的癖性。
• Two main types of analysis function are provided by this tool: single memory dump analysis and comparative analysis.
  此工具提供两种主要类型的分析功能：单个内存转储分析和比较分析。
• This study implies that it is infeasible to reconstruct phylogeny solely by the comparative genomic data.
  这项研究暗示着单独依靠比较基因组学的数据来重建系统发育是不可行的。
• Influence study is one of the major approaches employed by researchers of comparative literature, which is an empirical method stressing factuality and objective analysis.
  影响研究是比较文学研究的主要方法之一，是一种重视事实材料和客观分析的实证研究方法。
• A comparative study of local records is an important method to understand the local records'status and value.
  方志比较研究是认识方志地位、价值的一种重要方法。
• A comparative heap dump analysis takes two heap dumps, baseline and primary, and compares their differences.
  比较性堆转储分析使用两个堆转储，也就是基准和主堆转储，并比较其差异。
• Comparative study of different geochronological methods can give more valuable information of development and evolution of an area.
  开展不同方法的对比研究，可以得到更多的信息，以期更好地探讨研究区的演化历史。
• The Focus of China's Economic and Social Center of Gravity Transfer Trajectory and a Comparative Analysis
  我国经济重心和社会重心迁移轨迹及比较分析
• The audiences made a comparative vote of the two speeches and the girl won.
  听众对两个人的演讲进行了比较性的投票，结果女孩胜出了。
• This paper analyzes the way of Benedict in his comparative study on the differences between American and Japanese cultures in The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.
  分析了人类学者本尼迪克特的著作《菊与刀》是如何对美国与日本两国文化的差异进行比较研究的。