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单词 comparable
释义 com·pa·ra·ble
\ˈkämp(ə)rəbəl sometimes ÷kəmˈpar- or ÷kəmˈper-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare + -abilis -able
1. : capable of being compared:
 a. : having enough like characteristics or qualities to make comparison appropriate — usually used with with
  < differing from steel in some of the circumstances … but comparable with steel in respect of the necessity for a centralized control — Thorstein Veblen >
 b. : permitting or inviting comparison often in one or two salient points only — usually used with to
  < not too far below Jonson to be comparable to that master's work — T.S.Eliot >
  < hot cornbread baked with squash seeds — an Indian delicacy comparable to raisin bread — Willa Cather >
2. : suitable for matching, coordinating, or contrasting : equivalent, similar
 < samples of subtlety … which made most of the comparable performances of the season sound clumsy — Irving Kolodin >
 < we have information about Arctic regions but lack comparable data for the Antarctic >
Synonyms: see like
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