【comparable】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句
英语(English)
词源(Etymology)
From Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis.
发音(Pronunciation)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/
形容词(Adjective)
comparable (comparative more comparable, superlative most comparable)
- (often with to) Able to be compared (to).
- 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.
- (often with to) Similar (to); like.
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
- Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
- (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
- Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.
- (grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
- "Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.
用法注意(Usage notes)
The pronunciation /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ is not possible with sense 4.
关联词(Related terms)
翻译(Translations)
名词(Noun)
comparable (plural comparables)
- Something suitable for comparison.
- 2009, January 2, “Fred A. Bernstein”, in Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?[1]:
- And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months.
Asturian
词源(Etymology)
From Latin comparābilis.
形容词(Adjective)
comparable (epicene, plural comparables)
关联词(Related terms)
Catalan
词源(Etymology)
From Latin comparābilis.
发音(Pronunciation)
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.pəˈɾa.blə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.pəˈɾa.blə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.paˈɾa.ble/
形容词(Adjective)
comparable (masculine and feminine plural comparables)
- comparable
- Antonym: incomparable
衍生词(Derived terms)
关联词(Related terms)
查看更多(Further reading)
- “comparable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
词源(Etymology)
From Latin comparābilis.
发音(Pronunciation)
形容词(Adjective)
comparable (plural comparables)
- comparable (suitable to be compared)
关联词(Related terms)
查看更多(Further reading)
- “comparable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
替代形式(Alternative forms)
词源(Etymology)
From Latin comparābilis.
形容词(Adjective)
comparable m or f (plural comparables)
关联词(Related terms)
- comparar
- incomparábel / incomparable
查看更多(Further reading)
- “comparable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
词源(Etymology)
From Latin comparābilis.
发音(Pronunciation)
形容词(Adjective)
comparable (plural comparables)
- comparable
- Antonym: incomparable
关联词(Related terms)
查看更多(Further reading)
- “comparable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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