单词 | comparable |
释义 | comparable/ˈkɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l /adjective 1Able to be likened to another; similar: the situation in Holland is comparable to that in England...
Synonyms similar, close, near, approximate, akin, equivalent, corresponding, commensurate, proportional, proportionate, parallel, analogous, related; like, matching; bordering on, verging on, approaching informal not a million miles away from rare commensurable 1.1Of equivalent quality; worthy of comparison: nobody is comparable with this athlete...
Synonyms as good as, equal to, in the same class as, in the same league as, of the same standard as, able to hold a candle to, on a par with, on a level with, on an equal footing with; the equal of, a match for UsageAlthough the correct pronunciation in standard English is with the stress on the first syllable rather than the second (comparable), an alternative pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable (comparable) is gaining in currency. Derivativescomparability
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin comparabilis, from the verb comparare (see compare). |
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