1 that compares things of the same kind 比较的:
a comparative study of systems of government不同政治制度的比较研究
2 compared with sth else or with what is usual or normal 相对的:
He had problems with the written exam but passed the practical exam with comparative ease.他考笔试成绩不太好,但考实践课则比较顺利过关。
3 (grammar语法) (used about the form of an adjective or adverb) expressing a greater amount, quality, size, etc (指形容词或副词形式)比较级的:
‘Hotter’ and ‘more quickly’ are the comparative forms of ‘hot’ and ‘quickly’.hotter和more quickly分别是hot和quickly的比较级。
comparative²
/kəmˈpærətɪv ||; kəmˈpærətɪv/noun
[C] (grammar语法) the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses a greater amount, quality, size, etc (形容词或副词的)比较级形式:
‘Bigger’ is the comparative of ‘big’.bigger是big的比较级。
comparative1/kəmˋpærətIv; kəmˈpærətIv/adj 1 comparative comfort/freedom/safety etc comfort etc that is quite good when compared to how comfortable etc something or someone else is 相对的舒适/自由/安全等: the comparative safety of the hut 相对安全的小屋2 comparative study/analysis etc a study etc that involves comparing something with something else 比较研究/分析等: She's working on a comparative study of the two writers. 她正在对这两位作家进行比较研究。
comparative2n the comparative the form of an adjective or adverb that you use when saying that something is bigger, better, more expensive etc than another thing or than before〔形容词或副词的〕比较级(形式)
comparativecomparativecomparativesnoun(grammar) the form of an adjective or adverb that shows more of something: The comparative of ‘bad’ is ‘worse’.▶ comparativeadjective: ‘Longer’ is the comparative form of ‘long’.Look at superlative.