comparative

名词 comparative:

1. the comparative form of an adjective

形容词 comparative:

1. relating to or based on or involving comparison
2. having significance only in relation to something else

1. A comparative newcomer.
   比较新进的人员
2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.
   民俗研究对民间知识和文化的比较研究
3. To illustrate my point I have done a comparative analysis.
   为说明我的观点，我做了对比分析。
4. He majored in comparative literature.
   他的专业是比较文学。

com.par.a.tive

adj.Abbr. comp.,compar.（形容词）缩写 comp.,compar.
Relating to, based on, or involving comparison.
比较的；相当的：属于、基于或包括比较的
Estimated by comparison; relative:
按比较估计的；有关的：
例句：
a comparative newcomer.
比较新进的人员

Grammar Of, relating to, or being the intermediate degree of comparison of adjectives, asbetter, sweeter, or more wonderful, or adverbs, as more softly.
【语法】 比较级：属于、有关或作为形容词比较的中间级的，如 better, sweeter， 或 more wonderful 或副词如 more softly。
Linguistics
【语言学】
Of or relating to the synchronic typological comparison of languages.
比较语言的：属于或有关语言的同时类型的比较的
Of or relating to the comparison of languages descended from a common ancestor:
同宗语言比较的：属于或有关从共同祖先传下来的语言的比较的：
例句：
comparative historical linguistics.
比较历史语言学

n.Grammar （名词）【语法】
The comparative degree.
比较级
An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree.
比较级形容词，比较级副词：表达比较级的形容词或副词

【引伸】
compar.atively
adv.（副词）