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comparatively
com·par·a·tive C0523600 (kəm-păr′ə-tĭv)adj.1. a. Relating to, based on, or involving comparison.b. Of or relating to the scientific or historical comparison of different phenomena, institutions, or objects, such as languages, legal systems, or anatomical structures, in an effort to understand their origins or relationships.2. Estimated by comparison; relative: a comparative newcomer.3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the intermediate degree of comparison of adjectives, as better, sweeter, or more wonderful, or adverbs, as more softly.n. Grammar 1. The comparative degree.2. An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree.
com·par′a·tive·ly adv.Our Living Language Speakers of vernacular dialects often use double comparatives and superlatives such as more higher and most fastest. Although such constructions may seem redundant or even illogical, standard and nonstandard varieties of all languages are replete with such constructions. In English the redundant comparative dates back to the 1500s. Prior to this, in Old and Middle English, suffixes, rather than a preceding more or most, almost always marked the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs, regardless of word length. In the Early Modern English period (c. 1500-1800), more and most constructions became more common. The Modern English rule governing the distribution of -er/-est and more/most had not yet arisen, and such forms as eminenter, impudentest, and beautifullest occurred together with constructions like more near, most poor, and most foul. Double markings were commonly used to indicate special emphasis, and they do not appear to have been socially disfavored. Even Shakespeare used double comparatives and superlatives, as in Mark Antony's statement "This was the most unkindest cut of all" from Julius Caesar. Nowadays, although double comparatives and superlatives are not considered standard usage, they are kept alive in vernacular dialects. See Note at might2, pluralThesaurus| Adv. | 1. | comparatively - in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now"relatively |
Translationscompare (kəmˈpeə) verb1. to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different. If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one. 比較 比较2. to describe as being similar to. She compared him to a monkey. 比作 比作3. to be near in standard or quality. He just can't compare with Mozart. 比得上 相比comparable (ˈkompərəbl) adjective of the same kind, on the same scale etc. The houses were not at all comparable in size. 可比較的 可比较的comparative (kəmˈpӕrətiv) adjective1. judged by comparing with something else. the comparative quiet of the suburbs. 比較的 比较的2. (of an adjective or adverb used in comparisons) between positive and superlative, as the following underlined words. a bigger book; a better man; Blacker is a comparative adjective; (also noun) What is the comparative of `bad'? 比較級的 比较级的comˈparatively adverbThis house was comparatively cheap. 相對地 比较地comparison (kəmˈpӕrisn) noun (an act of) comparing. There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London. 比較 比较
compare with is used to bring out similarities and differences between two things of the same type: He compared his pen with mine and decided mine was better .
compare to is used when pointing out a similarity between two different things: Stars are often compared to diamonds . EncyclopediaSeecomparecomparatively
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