measured or judged by how similar or different it is to something else 比较而言的；相对的 connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are 比较的；相比的 a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries 两国教育制度的比较研究 comparative linguistics 比较语言学
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grammar 语法 relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for example better, worse, slower and more difficult （形容词或副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower 和 more difficult）
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’.