Comparative

(noun.) the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; '`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast''; '`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous''; '`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely''.

(adj.) relating to or based on or involving comparison; 'comparative linguistics' .

格特鲁德编辑

• Adverting to other advantages derived from railway locomotion, Mr. Stephenson noticed the comparative safety of that mode of travelling. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Discipline prevailed: in five minutes the confused throng was resolved into order, and comparative silence quelled the Babel clamour of tongues. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He was only restored to comparative calmness by repeated assurances of the certainty of discovering the fugitive. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• They were too near; having been just recognised by a comparative stranger, I felt uneasy at this close vicinage of intimate acquaintance. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• There has been considerable difference of opinion as regards the comparative efficiency of chain drive and belt drive. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• After these events comparative quiet reigned about Petersburg until late in July. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• By which phrase I mean _comparative_ innocence; for in His sight, I am well aware, _none_ are pure. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• There is no question of comparative value, and hence none of valuation. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• What we know of it is in support of what we have guessed about the comparative speechlessness of Pal?olithic man. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It seemed I could hear all that was to come--whatever the disclosures might be--with comparative tranquillity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• In 1802 he had started a course of calculations on the resistance of water, and the comparative advantages of the known means of propelling vessels. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• At length, during a moment of comparative silence, the little man called out in a very loud, solemn voice,-- 'Mr. Luffey! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In its long record of failure, in the comparative success of Tammany, those who are aiming at social changes can see a profound lesson; the impulses, cravings and wants of men must be employed. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I also was taught as you, but forty years of solitude—comparative solitude—and pondering have turned me into what I am—an agnostic. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• But a period of comparative rest took place in this line until 1850, when Prof. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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