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comparative 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/kəmˈparətiv/,
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Perceptible by comparison; relative,
  1. Perceptible by comparison; relative
    • - he returned to the comparative comfort of his own home
  2. Of or involving comparison between two or more branches of science or subjects of study
    • - comparative religion
  3. (of an adjective or adverb) Expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g., braver; more fiercely)

  4. (of a clause) Involving comparison (e.g., their memory is not as good as it used to be)

Noun
  1. A comparative adjective or adverb

  2. The middle degree of comparison

  1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
  2. relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
  3. relative: estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
  4. In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than, as.. ...
  5. A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. ...
  6. Financial statements of a prior period shown with those of the current period to aid in comparisons between periods.
  7. advantage has no meaning in a one-good world or in a one-family economy.
  8. This is a form of an adjective. It's used when adjectives are being used to compare 2 things. For example good, better, best.
  9. an adjective or adverb with "-er" on the end or "more" in front of it; EG slower, more important, more carefully.
  10. An advertising appeal that consists of explicitly comparing one product brand to a competitive brand. This type of advertising has been effective when one brand has a major advantage over another and they are similarly priced.
  11. culture influences biology
  12. inflectional category for adjectives indicating “more than”
  13. keskvõrre (omadussõna võrdlemine)
  14. sunkritiko/j, -h/, -o/n