1. | 比较的；相比的connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are |
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 |
2. | 比较而言的；相对的measured or judged by how similar or different it is to sth else |
Then he was living in comparative comfort(= compared with others or with his own life at a previous time) . 他那时生活比较舒适。 | |
The company is a comparative newcomer to the software market(= other companies have been in business much longer) . 就软件市场来说，这家公司相对而言就是新手了。 |
3. | （形容词或副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower 和 more difficult）relating to adjectives or adverbs that express more in amount, degree or quality, for examplebetter, worse, slower andmore difficult |
