English Dictionary

comparative

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/

adj

Of or relating to comparison. / Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it. / Approximated by comparison; relative. / (obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.

She is taller than her sister.

意味（1）

Of or relating to comparison.

that kind of animals that have the comparative faculty, by which they compare things together, deliberate and resolve

意味（2）

Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.

comparative anatomy

意味（3）

Approximated by comparison; relative.

The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.

意味（4）

(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.

And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.