comparison 音标拼音: [kəmp'ɛrəsən]
n . 相比,对照,比较,比喻
相比,对照,比较,比喻
comparison 比较
comparison 比较
comparison n 1 :
the act of examining resemblances ; "
they made a comparison of noise levels "; "
the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator " [
synonym : {
comparison }, {
comparing }]
2 :
relation based on similarities and differences 3 :
qualities that are comparable ; "
no comparison between the two books "; "
beyond compare " [
synonym : {
comparison }, {
compare },
{
equivalence }, {
comparability }]
Comparison \
Com *
par "
i *
son \ (?
or ?),
n . [
F .
comparaison ,
L .
comparatio .
See 1st {
Compare }.]
1 .
The act of comparing ;
an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences ;
relative estimate .
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As sharp legal practitioners ,
no class of human beings can bear comparison with them . --
Macaulay .
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The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison . --
Trench .
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2 .
The state of being compared ;
a relative estimate ;
also ,
a state ,
quality ,
or relation ,
admitting of being compared ;
as ,
to bring a thing into comparison with another ;
there is no comparison between them .
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3 .
That to which ,
or with which ,
a thing is compared ,
as being equal or like ;
illustration ;
similitude .
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Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God ?
Or with what comparison shall we compare it ? --
Mark iv .
30 .
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4 . (
Gram .)
The modification ,
by inflection or otherwise ,
which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity ;
as ,
little ,
less ,
least ,
are examples of comparison .
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5 . (
Rhet .)
A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another ,
or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality ,
which is common to them both ;
e .
g .,
the lake sparkled like a jewel .
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6 . (
Phren .)
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts .
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{
Beyond comparison },
so far superior as to have no likeness ,
or so as to make comparison needless .
{
In comparison of }, {
In comparison with },
as compared with ;
in proportion to . [
Archaic ] "
So miserably unpeopled in comparison of what it once was ." --
Addison .
{
Comparison of hands } (
Law ),
a mode of proving or disproving the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it with another proved or admitted to be genuine ,
in order to ascertain whether both were written by the same person .
--
Bouvier . --
Burrill .
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Comparison \
Com *
par "
i *
son \,
v .
t .
To compare . [
Obs .] --
Wyclif .
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98 Moby Thesaurus words for "
comparison ":
accordance ,
affinity ,
agent ,
agreement ,
alikeness ,
alliance ,
alternate ,
alternative ,
analogy ,
aping ,
approach ,
approximation ,
assimilation ,
backup ,
balance ,
balancing ,
change ,
changeling ,
closeness ,
commensurability ,
community ,
comparability ,
conformity ,
contrast ,
contrasting ,
copy ,
copying ,
correspondence ,
counterfeit ,
deputy ,
double ,
dummy ,
equal ,
equivalent ,
ersatz ,
exchange ,
fake ,
fill -
in ,
ghost ,
ghostwriter ,
identity ,
imitation ,
juxtaposing ,
juxtaposition ,
kinship ,
likeness ,
likening ,
locum tenens ,
makeshift ,
match ,
metaphor ,
metonymy ,
mimicking ,
nearness ,
next best thing ,
parallelism ,
parity ,
personnel ,
phony ,
pinch hitter ,
proxy ,
relation ,
relationship ,
relief ,
replacement ,
representative ,
resemblance ,
reserves ,
ringer ,
sameness ,
second string ,
secondary ,
semblance ,
sign ,
similarity ,
simile ,
similitude ,
simulation ,
spares ,
stand -
in ,
sub ,
substituent ,
substitute ,
substitution ,
succedaneum ,
superseder ,
supplanter ,
surrogate ,
symbol ,
synecdoche ,
third string ,
token ,
understudy ,
utility player ,
vicar ,
vice -
president ,
vice -
regent ,
weighing
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