You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
例句
...those who manage to reach the comparative safety of Fendel...達到“芬司匹利”藥品相對安全標準的那些藥The task was accomplished with comparative ease.相對而言，任務完成得比較輕松。
ADJ
(研究)比較的
A comparative study is a study that involves the comparison of two or more things of the same kind.
例句
...a comparative study of the dietary practices of people from various regions of India.對印度各地區的人飲食習慣的比較研究...a professor of English and comparative literature.研究英語和比較文學的教授
ADJ
(形容詞或副詞)比較級的
In grammar, the comparative form of an adjective or adverb shows that something has more of a quality than something else has. For example, 'bigger' is the comparative form of 'big', and 'more quickly' is the comparative form of 'quickly'.
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
對比地；相對地
Prices hold comparatively firm.物價保持相對穩定。He was comparatively calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.他相對冷靜沉著,聚精會神地判斷如何打敗對手。The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of ￡4 billion.那位部長呼吁內閣不要以她40 億英鎊這樣相對小額的預算為批評目標。
比較地;有點,稍微
comparatively liberal in trade matters在貿易事務上比較自由主義的She was then still comparatively unknown.她那時候還不怎么出名。The situation was still comparatively calm there,he reported.他報告說:那里的局勢還比較平靜。
英英詞典釋義
Adverb
1. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else;