[ADJ 形容词](状态)相对的，比较而言的 You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
[ADJ n]
...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
The task was accomplished with comparative ease.
相对而言，任务完成得比较轻松。
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...a comparatively small nation.
相对较小的国家
...children who find it comparatively easy to make and keep friends.
那些觉得结交朋友、保持友谊相对容易的孩子们
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[ADJ 形容词](研究)比较的 A comparative study is a study that involves the comparison of two or more things of the same kind.
[ADJ n]
...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
...a professor of English and comparative literature.
研究英语和比较文学的教授
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[ADJ 形容词](形容词或副词)比较级的 In grammar, the comparative form 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'.
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[oft the N]
Comparative is also a noun.
The comparative of 'pretty' is 'prettier'.
pretty的比较级形式是prettier。
Oxford
com·para·tive/kəmˈpærətɪv; NAmEkəmˈpærətɪv/
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comparativecomparativesadjective1connected 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2measured or judged by how similar or different it is to sth else 比较而言的；相对的SYN
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。3( grammar 语法) relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for example better, worse, slowerand more difficult（形容词或副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower 和 more difficult）☞compare
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noun( grammar 语法) 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
1 comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc comfort, freedom, wealth etc that is quite good when compared to how comfortable, free, or rich etc something or someone else isSYN relative: After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort. She didn’t want to leave the comparative safety of the shelter.2comparative study/analysis etc a study etc that involves comparing something to something else: a comparative study of the US and British steel industries3comparative beginner/newcomer etc someone who is not really a beginner etc, but who seems to be one when compared to other people who have lived or worked somewhere for a long time: After living here five years, we’re still considered comparative newcomers.4comparative figures/data comparative figures etc are similar to other figures, so that you can make a comparison: Comparative figures for last year clearly show how sales have declined.5 technical the comparative form of an adjective or adverb shows an increase in size, quality, degree etc when it is considered in relation to something else. For example, ‘bigger’ is the comparative form of ‘big’, and ‘more slowly’ is the comparative form of ‘slowly’. → superlative
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the comparative technical the form of an adjective or adverb that shows an increase in size, degree etc when something is considered in relation to something else. For example, ‘bigger’ is the comparative of ‘big’, and ‘more slowly’ is the comparative of ‘slowly’. → the superlative
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