comparable

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a. 可比较的, 比得上的

发音

UK /ˈkɒmp.(ə.)ɹə.bɫ̩/
其它
UK /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.bɫ̩/
其它
US /ˈkɑmp.(ə.)ɹə.bɫ̩/
US /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.bɫ̩/
US /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.bɫ̩/

词形变化

comparables 复数 comparables more comparable 比较级 most comparable 最高级

别名

comp compareable comperable comprable

教材释义与例句

形容词

可比较的；比得上的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something suitable for comparison.

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Able to be compared (to).

    比得上

    可比较的

    An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

    You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing. The two are just not comparable.

  2. 2.

    Similar (to); like.

  3. 3.

    Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

    数学

    Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.

  4. 4.

    Having comparative and superlative forms.

    语言学

    "Big" is a comparable adjective because it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; "unique" and "amazing", in contrast, are not comparable adjectives.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

like corresponding

反义词 1

incomparable

近义相关 1

same

参见 2

equal parallel

相关短语

comparable function comparable worth 可比较价值 comparable functions

词源

From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able.

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