mid-15c., from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparativus "pertaining to comparison," from comparat-, past participle stem of comparare (see comparison). Originally grammatical; general sense is from c. 1600; meaning "involving different branches of a subject" is from 1670s. Related: Comparatively.
雙語例句
1. The comparative of "pretty" is "prettier".
pretty的比較級形式是prettier。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries
兩國教育制度的比較研究
來自《權威詞典》
3. After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.
經過許多困難之后, 他現(xiàn)在的生活相對舒適.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.
她逃到相對安靜的廚房里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.