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。
- “Sales doubled compared to last quarter.” (与上季度相比,销售额翻了一倍。)
- “She compared the two proposals line by line.” (她逐行比较了两份提案。)
- “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。)