名詞 comparative:

1. the comparative form of an adjective

形容詞 comparative:

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

1. A comparative newcomer.
   比較新進(jìn)的人員
2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture.
   民俗研究對民間知識和文化的比較研究
3. To illustrate my point I have done a comparative analysis.
   為說明我的觀點，我做了對比分析。
4. He majored in comparative literature.
   他的專業(yè)是比較文學(xué)。

com.par.a.tive

adj.Abbr. comp.,compar.（形容詞）縮寫 comp.,compar.
Relating to, based on, or involving comparison.
比較的；相當(dāng)?shù)模簩儆?、基于或包括比較的
Estimated by comparison; relative:
按比較估計的；有關(guān)的：
例句：
a comparative newcomer.
比較新進(jìn)的人員

Grammar Of, relating to, or being the intermediate degree of comparison of adjectives, asbetter, sweeter, or more wonderful, or adverbs, as more softly.
【語法】 比較級：屬于、有關(guān)或作為形容詞比較的中間級的，如 better, sweeter， 或 more wonderful 或副詞如 more softly。
Linguistics
【語言學(xué)】
Of or relating to the synchronic typological comparison of languages.
比較語言的：屬于或有關(guān)語言的同時類型的比較的
Of or relating to the comparison of languages descended from a common ancestor:
同宗語言比較的：屬于或有關(guān)從共同祖先傳下來的語言的比較的：
例句：
comparative historical linguistics.
比較歷史語言學(xué)

n.Grammar （名詞）【語法】
The comparative degree.
比較級
An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree.
比較級形容詞，比較級副詞：表達(dá)比較級的形容詞或副詞

【引伸】
compar.atively
adv.（副詞）