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.
实用例句
1. The comparative of "pretty" is "prettier".
pretty的比较级形式是prettier。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries
两国教育制度的比较研究
来自《权威词典》
3. After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.
经过许多困难之后, 他现在的生活相对舒适.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.
她逃到相对安静的厨房里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.
