单词 | comparative |
释义 | comparative adj. & n. --adj   1. perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort).   2. estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of the two ideas).   3. of or involving comparison (esp. of sciences etc.).   4. Gram. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver, more fiercely) (cf. POSITIVE, SUPERLATIVE). --n Gram.   1. the comparative expression or form of an adjective or adverb.   2. a word in the comparative. Derivatives comparatively adv. Etymology: ME f. L comparativus (as COMPARE) |
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