COMPARISON Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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comparison

[ kuhm-par-uh-suhn ]

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noun

the act of comparing.
the state of being compared.
a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement.
Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage.
capability of being compared or likened.
Synonyms: , ,
Grammar.
1. the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity.
2. the patterns of formation involved therein.
3. the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, as mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.

comparison

/ 办蓹尘藞辫忙谤瑟蝉蓹苍 /

noun

the act or process of comparing
the state of being compared
comparable quality or qualities; likeness
there was no comparison between them
a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile
Also calleddegrees of comparison grammar the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb
bear comparison or stand comparison
to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

颈苍顎卼别谤路肠辞尘路辫补谤顎僫路蝉辞苍 noun
辫谤别顎卌辞尘路辫补谤顎僫路蝉辞苍 noun
谤别顎卌辞尘路辫补谤顎僫路蝉辞苍 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of comparison¹

First recorded in 1300鈥�50; Middle English comparesoun, from Old French comparaison, from Latin 肠辞尘辫补谤腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 肠辞尘辫补谤腻迟颈艒, from 肠辞尘辫补谤腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥減laced together鈥� (past participle of 肠辞尘辫补谤腻谤别 鈥渢o place together, match鈥�; compare ) + -颈艒 -ion

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And the show鈥檚 unabashed quirkiness had my theater companion drawing comparisons with 鈥淗edwig and the Angry Inch.鈥�

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In an illuminating comparison, the Times鈥� box office report for 鈥淥nce Upon a Time in Hollywood鈥� called that film鈥檚 opening weekend numbers a 鈥渉it,鈥� while Coogler鈥檚 was met with doubt.

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In comparison, the highest resolution of the average television or movie screen is 4K.

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While the quarterly change can skew annual comparisons, the regulator illustrates the effect of the price cap with the annual bill for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity.

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By comparison, India spends $1.5bn a year to feed 120 million children in what is the world's largest such programme.

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