将“comparative”与“compare”相结合,想象在比较两个物品或情况时,你正在使用“comparative”这一比较级的形式来表达。例如,你想说两个苹果哪个更大,你会用“the larger apple is...”,这里的“larger”就是“comparative”形式的应用。通过将这两个概念联系起来,可以更容易记住“comparative”的含义。
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英语词源
comparative (adj.)
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.
权威例句
1. The comparative of "pretty" is "prettier".
pretty的比较级形式是prettier。
2. a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries
两国教育制度的比较研究
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.
4. She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.
她逃到相对安静的厨房里.
5. Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.