comparatively
comparatively — adverb
1. used to describe the degree or level of a quality when it is judged against a di
used to describe the degree or level of a quality when it is judged against a different situation, a normal standard, or another thing of the same kind
Asher bought a second-hand car that was comparatively affordable for its age and mileage.
comparatively + adjective (affordable)
Comparatively speaking, Piotr's recipe used less sugar than most versions of the dish.
sentence-initial 'comparatively speaking'
The rent in this neighbourhood is comparatively low, though prices have been rising slowly.
Rin felt comparatively relaxed during the trip, thanks to careful planning in advance.
Manuela's new laptop runs comparatively quietly, even when several programs are open at once.
- relatively
nearly interchangeable; 'relatively' is slightly more common in everyday speech
- rather
less formal and can imply a subjective personal judgment rather than an objective comparison
- fairly
softer and more informal; 'fairly' does not always invite the reader to think of a specific comparison
- absolutely
expresses a quality without reference to any comparison or norm
- completely
describes a quality in full measure rather than relative to something else
文法句型
comparatively + adjective/adverb
comparatively speaking
用法筆記
Frequently placed directly before an adjective or adverb to qualify a statement by implicitly comparing the subject to a norm or to another case. The fixed phrase 'comparatively speaking' can begin a sentence to frame the comparison explicitly.