用法:
1 involving comparison or comparing 比较的; 相比的:
comparative linguistics, religion, etc 比较语言学、 宗教等 *
a comparative study of the social systems of two countries, ie one that analyses the similarities and differences between them 两国社会制度的比较研究.

用法:
2 measured or judged by comparing; relative 经比较而衡量或判断的; 相对的; 比较而言的:
living in comparative comfort, eg compared with others, or with one's own life at an earlier period 生活比较舒适（如与他人或与自己以前相比） *
In a poor country, owning a bicycle is a sign of comparative wealth. 在贫穷的国家里, 有辆自行车就是比较富裕的象徵.

用法:
3 (grammar) (of adjectives and adverbs) expressing a greater degree or `more', eg better, worse, slower, more difficult （指形容词和副词）比较级的（如 better、worse、slower、more difficult）. Cf 参看 superlative 2. comparative 2
n (grammar) form of adjectives and adverbs that expresses a greater degree （形容词和副词的）比较级形式:
`Better' is the comparative of `good'. better是good的比较级.

• first aid
• first balcony
• first base
• first-born
• first class
• first cousin
• first-day cover
• first degree
• first finger
• first floor
• first-footing
• first-fruit
• first gear
• firsthand
• first lady
• firstly
• first name
• first night
• first offender
• first officer
• first-rate
• first refusal
• first school
• firth
• fiscal