comparative

比較の

二つ以上の物事の共通点や違いを示すさま。

やさしい英語で： Showing how two or more things are similar or different.

• The chart gives comparative prices.
• We need comparative figures for last year.
• The report includes a comparative analysis of the two services.

よく使う表現： comparative figures, comparative table, comparative analysis

相対的な

他と比べれば良い、または大きいが、十分とは限らないさま。

やさしい英語で： Better or greater than something else, although perhaps still limited.

• They lived in comparative comfort.
• We reached the comparative safety of the village.
• She completed the task with comparative ease.

類義語： relative

よく使う表現： comparative comfort, comparative safety, comparative ease

比較の

二つ以上の物事を一緒に調べ、共通点や違いを理解しようとするさま。

やさしい英語で： Studying two or more things together to understand their similarities and differences.

• She studies comparative literature.
• They carried out a comparative study of two languages.
• Comparative research can reveal differences between school systems.

よく使う表現： comparative study, comparative literature, comparative linguistics

比較的な

他と比べると、ある種類の人や物とほぼ言えるさま。

やさしい英語で： Close to being a particular kind of person or thing, compared with others.

• I am a comparative beginner.
• She remained a comparative stranger to her neighbours.
• The company is a comparative newcomer to banking.

類義語： relative

よく使う表現： comparative newcomer, comparative stranger, comparative beginner

比較級

「bigger」「faster」など、二つを比べる形容詞や副詞の形。

やさしい英語で： An adjective or adverb form, such as “bigger” or “faster”, used to compare two things.

• “Better” is a comparative.
• We use comparatives to compare two things.
• What is the comparative of “far”?

使い方： the comparative of something (The comparative of “small” is “smaller”.)

よく使う表現： comparative of something, use the comparative, irregular comparative