comparison

名词 comparison:

1. examining resemblances or differences
   同义词：comparing
2. relation based on similarities and differences
3. qualities that are comparable
   同义词：compare, equivalence, comparability

1. In comparison with other students, Mike is more diligent.
   和其他学生相比，麦克更加勤勉一些。
2. We can only tell good from bad by comparison.
   我们可以通过比较来分辨好坏。
3. He is rather dull in comparison with others.
   和别人比较起来，他相当迟钝。

com.par.i.son

n.（名词）

The act of comparing or the process of being compared.
比较：比较的行为或被比较的过程
A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.
相比：相似性和差别的叙述或估计
The quality of being similar or equivalent; likeness:
相似：相似或相同的性质；类似：
例句：
no comparison between the two books.
两本书之间无比较

Grammar The modification or inflection of an adjective or adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees.
【语法】 词尾变化：形容词或副词的修改或词尾变化，以表示原级、比较级和最高级

来源：
Middle English comparisoun
中古英语 comparisoun
from Old French comparaison
源自 古法语 comparaison
from Latin compar3tiô compar3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 compar3tiô compar3tiôn-
from compar3tus [past participle of] compar3re [to compare] * see compare
源自 compar3tus [] compar3re的过去分词 [比较] *参见 compare