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Compared

指出两者异同或衡量相对大小;被动 “compared with” 引出参照对象,学术与新闻语体中高频。

  1. “Sales doubled compared to last quarter.” (与上季度相比,销售额翻了一倍。)
  2. “She compared the two proposals line by line.” (她逐行比较了两份提案。)
  3. “The new model is expensive compared with rivals.” (与竞品相比,新型号价格偏高。)

“compare” 源自拉丁语 comparare(把…摆在一起),由 com-(共同)与 par(相等)构成。

com-(一起)+ par(同等)+ -ed 构成过去式与过去分词;名词 comparison 同族。

数据新闻常用 “compared with a year earlier” 标注同比;注意 compared to 有时更偏类比,compared with 偏差异度量,但实际使用已混用。

  • 固定搭配: “compared to” (与…相比), “compared with” (与…相较)

com- 把两样东西拉到同一画面里,才能 para(并行)看清差别。

“Compared to his shy teenage years, he now speaks confidently on stage.” (与害羞的少年时代相比,他如今能在台上自信发言。)