| 释义 |
comparative/kəmˈpærətiv/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 perceptible by comparison; relative 相比较而言的，相对的 in comparative comfort 在相对舒适的生活环境中 2 estimated by comparison (通过比较而)估计出的 the comparative merits of the two ideas 两种观点相比较而找出的优点 3 of or involving comparison (esp. across branches of a science or subject of study) 比较的，用比较方法的(尤指跨学科分支或研究科目的比较) 4 Gram. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. 如 braver 较勇敢的; more fiercely 更凶猛地) (cf. 参见 POSITIVE adj. 3b, SUPERLATIVE adj. 2) 【语法】(形容词或副词)比较级的 ●n. Gram. 【语法】 1 the comparative expression or form of an adjective or adverb (形容词或副词的)比较级 2 a word in the comparative 比较词 □ comparatively adv.[Middle English from Latin comparativus (as COMPARE)] |